Media advisory - A serious crime victim asks the Canadian Government to intervene in order to protect her

OTTAWA, Feb. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Ms. Sandra Dion will hold a press conference at 1:00 P.M. on February 9^th, to inform the media of the outcome of her meeting with representatives of the federal Minister of Public Safety regarding the transfer of a criminal to a half-way house.

Ms. Dion will ask the Honourable Vic Toews to intervene so that her assailant, Laurent Minier, who brutally attacked her in Québec City in 2002, is not transferred to the Marcel-Caron half-way house, located within one kilometre of her home.

The President of the Québec City Police Brotherhood, Mr. Bernard Lerhe, will accompany Ms. Dion.

In Brief

What :	Serious crime victim's press conference
When :	February 9, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.
Where :	Charles Lynch Press Theatre (Room 130-S, Centre Block)
Who :	Ms. Sandra Dion, victim of a serious crime
	Mr. Bernard Lerhe, President of the Québec City Police Brotherhood

Laurent Arel
PACIFICA CMRG
514-823-8474
[email protected]

Michael Gendron
Canadian Police Association
[phone]
[email protected]