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An online poll has found that a majority of Calgary police officers want the head of their union to remain in his position, in spite of the criminal charges he is currently facing.

Mike Lomore, vice-president of administration with the Calgary Police Association, said members confirmed through the poll that they want recently elected Les Kaminski to continue as head of the association.

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The poll comes after the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team announced last week that two Calgary police officers, including Kaminski, have been charged in connection with an arrest during a 2008 traffic stop.

Lomore said the poll result is what he expected, though he declined to release the final vote tally.

“Les took a resounding amount of the membership in his election,” he said. “I didn’t think that this would cause any huge change to that.”

Kaminski is facing one count of assault with a weapon in connection with the arrest of Hells Angels member Jason Arkinstall on Aug. 31, 2008. Const. Brant Derrick is facing one count of assault causing bodily harm in relation to the same incident. Kaminski also faces one count of perjury in relation to Arkinstall’s subsequent trial.