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Ottawa’s chief of police has declined to probe allegations of misconduct against the senior officer who heads the unit tasked with investigating police wrongdoing, Postmedia has learned.

The decision, made in early August, comes to light as rank-and-file officers are circulating a petition to express a vote of non-confidence in the leadership of Chief Charles Bordeleau, and as officers are alleging a personal friendship has absolved the senior officer in question.

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On Tuesday, Bordeleau said it would be “totally inappropriate” to comment on internal matters related to personnel.

In June, Const. Lindsy Richardson filed a workplace harassment complaint against Acting Supt. Paul Johnston, who now is in charge of the professional standards section, which investigates officer misconduct.

The bulk of the complaint alleged unethical and bullying workplace behaviour by Johnston, as a supervisor, toward Richardson. Those allegations are now being dealt with by an employee policy specifically designed to regulate how employees ought to treat each other.