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Kwesi Millington, one of the former Mounties who tasered Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport more than a decade ago, has launched a civil lawsuit alleging the RCMP failed to provide training to employees.

In documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court this week, Millington says the attorney-general of Canada and the government of B.C. were negligent in providing adequate training, including training RCMP members to properly use a Taser.

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The suit claims the negligence resulted in mental and physical harm, including post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, depression and anxiety.

Millington is also alleging defamation, claiming the RCMP made negative comments about the four officers despite internal communication that his conduct “was consistent with the training he received from the RCMP,” according to the documents.

He is seeking damages for loss of past and future income and pension benefits.