Former political candidate charged with assaults
By Medicine Hat News on August 13, 2020.
Anwar Kamaran, a Walsh gas station owner and former candidate for the Alberta Liberals, has been charged with multiple counts of assault after alleged incidents this past weekend.--FILE PHOTORedcliff RCMP have charged former Alberta Liberal candidate and Walsh Save On Gas owner Anwar Kamaran with one count of assault and two counts of assault causing bodily harm following a series of altercations in Walsh over the weekend.
Redcliff RCMP Staff Sgt. Sean Maxwell says Kamaran allegedly assaulted a female in Walsh on Aug. 8 and was apprehended the following day. Kamaran was released Aug. 9 then allegedly assaulted two men in Walsh the same day, causing bodily harm in both instances.
“He was arrested and released on (Aug. 9) and then breached those conditions when the other assaults happened,” said Maxwell, adding the first assault did not result in bodily harm. “The assaults causing bodily harm required medical attention and then both individuals have been released.”
Maxwell could not go into detail regarding the nature of the assaults or the specific locations where they took place. The RCMP will not be releasing the names of the victims, however an RCMP press release states the three victims are from the same family.
Kamaran is also facing three counts of failing to comply with an undertaking condition.
Kamaran was held in custody from Aug. 9-12, at which time he appeared at Medicine Hat Provincial Court and was released on several conditions. Those conditions include no contact with the victims and not to attend the Village of Walsh except under court-ordered circumstances.
Kamaran ran for MLA of Cypress-Medicine Hat under the Alberta Liberal banner in 2019. Alberta Liberal executive director Gwyneth Midgley says Kamaran was never a member of the party despite running as a candidate, and has no current affiliation with the Alberta Liberals, but did not comment further on the matter.
“He is not a member of the party,” said Midgley. “He was a candidate but he’s never been a member of the party.”
Kamaran’s candidate profile on the Alberta Liberal website – which was still active as of Wednesday evening – reads, “In his spare time (Kamaran) is a bodybuilder and kick boxer.”
It also reads, “He values the freedom that we have here in this great province, and wants to make sure that we keep Alberta free from racism and hate.”
The next court appearance in this matter is scheduled for Sept. 16 in Medicine Hat.
