The Port Moody Police Department is the police force for the City of Port Moody, British Columbia.
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On July 14, 2003, the PMPD came under the spotlight when one of their (off duty and in plainclothes) veteran officers shot dead Keyvan Tabesh, an 18-years old Iranian teen when he held a machete and ran towards the police officer after his car was being bumped into by an unmarked car.[1] It was determined post-mortem the teen was in mild physical intoxication from alcohol.[2] The officer who shot the teen was not named in the ensuing Coroner's inquest due to death threats[3] and the a 5-person jury panel found the act to be a homicide (but it has no power to determine criminal charges) and issued two recommendations for the police force .[4] The Mayor and Chair of Police Board determined a complaint against the said officer using excessive and lethal force when other options were available were not substantiated and this decision was further upheld by the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia.[2]
It led to further strain of relationship between Canada and Iran because of another incident just days earlier where a Canadian photojournalist who died in Iranian custody was responded by the Ambassador to Iran being recalled and a strong demand for investigation over this incident. The Iranian Foreign Ministry responded by accusing the Canadian Government of being racist for targeting its citizen in Canada.[5][6]
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