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Disgraced Mountie agrees to discharge
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. -- Veteran RCMP officer Cpl. Benjamin (Monty) Robinson, whose involvement in Robert Dziekanski's death and unrelated conviction in a fatal accident made him an example of the bad apples the Mounties have been unable to fire, voluntarily left the force Friday.
Robinson's discharge papers were signed the same day the disgraced officer was in a British Columbia court for sentencing for obstructing justice following the fatal crash in 2008, said Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens.
"While I have been clear that I was seeking his involuntary dismissal, the opportunity to discharge him from the organization this morning was one which eliminated further delays, costs and uncertainty."
The 42-year-old was convicted earlier this year of obstruction of justice after his vehicle struck and killed 21-year-old motorcyclist Orion Hutchinson in Delta, south of Vancouver.
Robinson had been drinking before the crash.
Robinson and three other Mounties are also facing perjury charges in connection with their testimony at the public inquiry into Dziekanski's death at Vancouver's airport, where the Polish immigrant was stunned repeatedly with an RCMP Taser.
The judge will sentence Robinson on July 27.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 21, 2012 A22
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