Media Advisory - BCCLA and UBCIC join to pressure government on Wright case

VANCOUVER, Nov. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - The BC Civil Liberties Association and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs are joining forces to pressure the provincial government for accountability in the Robert Wright case.

Wright entered the custody of the Terrace RCMP in apparent good health. He was later sent from RCMP custody by air ambulance to New Westminster for emergency brain surgery. He survived, but suffered a major and disabling brain injury.

What: Press conference about the serious injury of Robert Wright with the BC Civil Liberties Association and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs

Where: Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs' Office, 500 - 342 Water Street

When: Friday, November 2, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.

Participants:

• Heather Wright
• David Eby, Executive Director, B.C. Civil Liberties Association
• Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
• Chief Bob Chamberlin, Vice-President, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs

SOURCE: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

David Eby, BCCLA - [phone]
Don Bain, UBCIC - [phone]