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RCMP settle lawsuit, apologize to B.C. woman acquitted of human smuggling

RCMP settle lawsuit, apologize to B.C. woman acquitted of human smuggling | iNFOnews.ca
Brendan Kergin

VANCOUVER – The RCMP have settled a lawsuit and apologized for making what they describe as improper comments about a West Vancouver woman accused and later acquitted of human smuggling.

Police spokesman Supt. Sean Sullivan says the RCMP recognize that public statements made against Mumtaz Ladha over the course of the criminal investigation were improper and they apologize unreservedly.

Ladha settled a lawsuit nearly three weeks ago against the Mounties for negligent investigation and defamation.

In a statement released by her lawyer, Ladha says she sees the RCMP's apology as the end of a "terrible saga" and she looks forward to resuming her normal life with her reputation fully restored.

Ladha was accused in 2011 of human trafficking and human smuggling after she brought a young Tanzanian woman to Canada to work in her multimillion-dollar West Vancouver home.

Ladha also settled a lawsuit against B.C.'s civil forfeiture office last year, accusing it of relying on the RCMP's misleading investigation to file a "negligent and malicious claim" on the family's home, worth about $3 million at the time.

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Before university, Taylor spent a year abroad living in Thailand which encouraged her to finish her degree studying in Turkey, both experiences have made her an avid traveller. Taylor graduated from Thompson Rivers University with a degree in Communications and Public Relations. Although born on the coast, Taylor has lived the majority of her life in Kamloops and enjoys what the region has to offer. In her spare time, you can find Taylor volunteering in the community or out on an adventure with her friends and her dogs.

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