A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been arrested and charged with accessing police records and passing information to the Rwandan government.
federal police Said On Tuesday, the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (Inset) announced the arrest of Constable Eli Ndatuje, who was stationed in Alberta.
Ndatuje has been charged with breach of trust, computer misuse and breach of trust in relation to protected information, and is suspected of violating national laws and regulations. Information protection law.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on March 11. He was released but ordered to surrender his passport, remain in the state and report for fingerprinting.
According to court documents, Ndatuje is accused of passing “protected information on the Canadian Police Information Center (CPIC) system in the Republic of Rwanda to a foreign entity.”
Ndatuje was born in Uganda but is of Rwandan descent. He immigrated to Canada when he was 14 years old.
RCMP said after learning of the alleged security breach, it took steps to monitor and prevent further unauthorized disclosures.
“The RCMP is committed to combating foreign interference at all levels and actively utilizes every tool at its disposal,” it said in a news release. “Foreign interference comes in many forms, and it is important that all organizations are aware of the potential harm at all levels.”
Ndatuje is the third member of the RCMP to be recently charged under the Information Security Act. Last week, former Canadian police intelligence chief Cameron Ortiz was sentenced to 14 years in prison for leaking classified information.
Over the summer, police also charged retired RCMP officer William Majcher with two crimes: information security ACHe claimed he “used his knowledge and extensive contacts in Canada to obtain information and services that benefited the People’s Republic of China.” He has been granted bail, but he has not entered a formal plea.
Canada is in the midst of a review of foreign reach and influence in government agencies. Over the past year, leaked intelligence reports suggest that China attempted to “interfere” with Canadian elections.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in September that there were “credible suspicions” linking the assassinations of political activists in India and Canada.
The independent committee Allegations are being investigated Foreign interference in Canadian affairs.
