Breach of trust by public officer
R. v. Soukary
Sentence and the Crown's position
Crown asked18 months in custody1
Judge imposed18 months in jail1
What the law allows
Maximum5 years
Crown asked18 months in custody
Judge imposed18 months in custody
Defence asked18 months in custody
Dawwd Soukary, a former RCMP officer, pleaded guilty to one count of breach of trust for accessing confidential police information and sharing it with criminal associates. The Crown and defence jointly proposed 18 months imprisonment. Justice Blok accepted the joint submission and imposed 18 months in jail, finding the sentence fit and proper in light of comparable cases.
In the judge's words
1The sentence jointly proposed here by very experienced counsel does not offend that standard. To the contrary, I would go so far as to say the proposed sentence is fit and proper, given all the circumstances outlined earlier, and in terms of comparable cases.
The record
- Convicted of
- Breach of trust by public officer (CC 122)
- Prior convictions
- 0 prior convictions1
- At the time of the offence
- Not stated1
- Defence asked for
- 18 months in custody1
- Appeal
- Not yet checked
- Counsel
- Crown: H. Magnin
Defence: G. Arnet-Zargarian, C. St. Germain
Sources
- R. v. Soukary, 2026 BCSC 1655 Court decision, CanLII, August 27, 2026
[3] Crown and defence advance a joint submission proposing a sentence of 18 months imprisonment.
[3] Crown and defence advance a joint submission proposing a sentence of 18 months imprisonment.
[1] Dawwd Soukary, a former RCMP officer, is before the Court for sentencing, having pleaded guilty on April 23, 2026 to one count of breach of trust in his capacity as a police officer, contrary to s. 122 of the Criminal Code.
[28] Other than the current matter, Mr. Soukary has no criminal record.
[60] The sentence jointly proposed here by very experienced counsel does not offend that standard. To the contrary, I would go so far as to say the proposed sentence is fit and proper, given all the circumstances outlined earlier, and in terms of comparable cases.
[62] For the offence on which you have pleaded guilty, which is the amended Count 2 in the indictment, I sentence you to jail for a period of 18 months.
- Criminal Code, s. 122 Record, Justice Laws Website
- R. v. Soukary, 2026 BCSC 1655 Court decision, Courts of British Columbia