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Sûreté du Québec director Martin Prud’homme was relieved of his duties Wednesday pending a probe into allegations of criminal conduct.

Quebec Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said Prud’homme hasn’t been arrested or charged with a crime, but that the province’s independent investigations unit is looking into allegations that he committed a criminal offence.

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“Our government has acted rapidly to reassure the population, protect the institution that is the Sûreté du Québec, preserve public trust in our institutions and, above all, not jeopardize the ongoing investigation,” Guilbault said in a statement. “Given that the investigation is ongoing, I will make no further comment.”

Guilbault said the suspension is in effect until “a thorough examination of the situation” is complete. The investigation will be conducted by Quebec’s Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, or BEI, a unit not affiliated with any of the province’s police forces.