The provincial prosecutors' office will announce Friday if Sûreté du Québec officers will face charges stemming from the allegations of abuse in Val d'Or.
The Montreal police department investigated 37 cases and handed the files to Crown prosecutors on April 4, and on Monday the department of penal and criminal prosecutions said it had finished its analysis.
Eight SQ officers are accused of systematically abusing women in Val d'Or.
Some women said they were sexually abused. Others said they were attacked by police when they asked for help.
The Crown said it will hold a news conference in Val d'Or on Friday to announce the next step.
On April 4 the Minister of Public Security ordered the SPVM to examine every complaint in Quebec of a police officer accused of mistreating an aboriginal person.
Many of those cases are still being investigated and will be dealt with by the Crown at a later date.
Alana Boileau, the justice and public security coordinator for the Quebec Native Women's Association, said she is concerned about what kind of support the alleged victims will get regardless of whether charges are laid, adding that no matter the outcome, Quebec must do more.
“It's time for our province to take a look at our justice system and the discrimination and racism that indigenous women have been facing for a really, really long time,” she said. “(They must) decide how we are going to make changes to help indigenous women and their families so that they can feel safe in their communities and so that they can feel supported by the justice system.”
