A user going by the name of Joe Mayo tweeted Thursday morning that the Ontario ombudsman was a “carded member” of Al Qaeda.
The outspoken Marin quickly shot back on the social media site, writing that Joe Mayo was in fact a Durham Regional Police detective, whom he named.
During a press conference Thursday Marin declined to say how he learned the officer’s identity.
Durham police Deputy Chief Paul Martin took to Twitter himself Thursday to confirm that the department was investigating Marin’s allegations, which he called “disturbing.”
The officer Marin named did not immediately return requests for comment. A voicemail message said he would be away from work until Aug. 12.
The user behind the Joe Mayo account also called the ombudsman a derogatory term on Thursday and suggested he keep his “big French nose” out of business where it didn’t belong. The Twitter account was deleted shortly after Marin’s response.
Marin spoke to media Thursday to announce an investigation by his office into police guidelines for de-escalating potentially violent situations.
He said he had received death threats in recent months, though they were not related to this investigation.
“I’ve got thick skin,” Marin said. “It’s part of the turf.”
He identified the officer allegedly responsible for the Joe Mayo account, he said, because “hiding behind an anonymous account to propagate hate tweets is just not right.”
On July 28, the account also tweeted angrily at Toronto city councillor Janet Davis, who had criticized police in the Sammy Yatim shooting that day and suggested she keep her thoughts to herself.
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Source: thestar.com
Author: Eric Andrew-Gee
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