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RCMP Officer Convicted Of Perjury In Dziekanski Taser Death Up For Sentencing

The Canadian Press, 16 Jun, 2015 11:59 AM

VANCOUVER — A Crown lawyer says the punishment for an ex-Mountie who committed perjury at a public inquiry into Robert Dziekanski's death should be all the more serious because of the job he did.

Richard Peck is recommending a sentence of between a year and a half to three years for former RCMP corporal Banjamin (Monty) Robinson.

Robinson was convicted three months ago of lying at an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Dziekanski's death at Vancouver's airport.

Robinson's defence lawyer says his client should get a conditional sentence because he was suffering from post-traumatic stress and substance-abuse issues when he testified at the inquiry.

Four Mounties responded to reports of Dziekanski throwing furniture around the international terminal in October 2007, when he was repeatedly stunned with a Taser and died.

Kwesi Millington was convicted of perjury in February while Bill Bentley and Gerry Rundell were both acquitted of the charge stemming from their testimony at the inquiry.

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