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A jury has found the former head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police intelligence unit guilty of leaking state secrets, the first time a Canadian has been convicted under the country’s Security of Information Act.

[RCMP is not an "intelligence" agency. Misnomer by the Guardian].

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[–] Questy@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Regarding the designation of "intelligence chief" there may be no error. The RCMP runs an internal program called CIP or Criminal Intelligence Program. It's purpose is to collate, analyze, prioritize, and action information gathered across the country related to criminal investigation and activity. This type of setup is necessary to coordinate enforcement between regions and local jurisdictions. The FBI and Scotland Yard are similar in role. It doesn't say specifically but I'm thinking this would be where this guy was located.

[–] Datto@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

I mean Scotland Yard is just the Met, like the London Metropolitan Police. They aren't a federal force, although locals do call them feds. The NYPD is the largest employer of intelligence operators in the world, it's not like the RCMP is unique in running a CIP division.