Dec28

Records show police alcohol monitoring equipment is malfunctioning

Records from police detachments around the province show roadside screening devices are malfunctioning or being improperly maintained says a Vancouver criminal defence lawyer.

Paul Doroshenko believes this is why portable breath analyzers should never have been used to provide blood-alcohol results that allow police officers to unilaterally suspend driver’s licences for 90 days.

“I’ve been so disgusted by this law. I find it so offensive that innocent people can be so punished,” Doroshenko said.

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