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By Canadian Press

Thomas Dang resigns from NDP caucus, subject of an RCMP investigation

Dec 22, 2021 | 11:35 AM

EDMONTON – A member of the Alberta Opposition has left the NDP caucus after reporting he is involved in a criminal investigation.

Thomas Dang, the member of the legislature for Edmonton-South, says he was notified by a family member that the RCMP had executed a search warrant on his home.

He says on Twitter he believes the search warrant is connected to his efforts in September to check vulnerabilities with COVID-19 vaccination records on an Alberta government website.

Dang says he tested his concerns and found that a security flaw did exist.

He says he notified Alberta Health and the vulnerability was corrected.

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Dang says he offered to resign from the NDP caucus while the investigation is ongoing and NDP Leader Rachel Notley accepted it.

RCMP say in a release that its cybercrime team executed a warrant at an Edmonton home but did not name Dang, noting that no arrests or charges have been laid.

Police say a criminal investigation started last month after it received information about suspicious activity related to the access of private information of vaccination records.

It described the investigation as a priority that will take time to complete.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 22, 2021.

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