MONTREAL — Miriam Ikhlef felt like she had everything she needed to become a police officer.
Ikhlef, who said she has no criminal record or criminal ties, said the only reason she can think of for the security clearance denial is the deportation of her uncle, Mourad Ikhlef, in 2003 because of alleged terrorist ties.This week she wrote to Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante and the city’s police chief asking for their help. She believes that police Chief Fady Dagher, who was sworn in this year, will understand what it’s like to be judged a risk because of an Arabic name and heritage.
She said she attempted through an access to information request to learn more about why she failed her security clearance, but the request was denied on “national security” grounds. She said she went to the college because it is one of the best in the city and has a police technology program. “This file raises serious human rights issues that we are watching closely, in particular: when employers dismiss employees without giving clear reasons under the pretext of secrecy related to security investigations. It also raises the question of how much the Plante administration is aware of these practices and condones them,” she wrote in an email.Article content
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