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Mullen said earlier this week that the report was merely a grenade, and that the big bombs were still to come. When asked Thursday what he meant by this, he cited a parallel investigation by police and the fact that two special prosecutors have been assigned to the file.

“I can’t remember a case in British Columbia where two special prosecutors are assigned, usually it is only one,” said Mullen, a former correctional administrator and prosecutor, including at Kent Institution where he met Plecas, who was a criminology professor and worked part-time as a federal prison judge before his election in 2017.

“There are two special prosecutors because this is so big, and so important and affects every single British Columbian. They just felt that one special prosecutor wasn’t enough. This is too much information.”

Mullen would not say whether criminal charges would be laid, noting that is up to police and prosecutors, but he has said Plecas provided the RCMP with more allegations beyond what is contained in the first report on alleged inappropriate expenses and personal payments.

“I could certainly confirm that the police are looking at expenses, but they are looking at a lot more stuff too. They are preparing production orders, i.e. search warrants. They are all over this. And it is not just about: ‘You claim per diems when you get a free meal,’” he said.

“I would say (police) are working around the clock.”

When asked for an example of issues that police could be investigating, he declined to comment, but suggested the public may hear more from police by the end of February or early March.