The Spokane Police Ombudsman Commission seems to have a problem with its members.

First it was Coeur d’Alene’s own export, Rachel Dolezal.   Good ol’ Rach and two of her fellow commissioners were removed from the Ombudsman Commission in 2015 for abusing their authority.

Now in this morning’s Spokesman-Review skews paper article headlined Visa request of man picked to be Spokane police ombudsman denied, but commission hasn’t given up, we learn that provisional ombudsman selectee Raheel Humayun has been denied the expedited visa necessary for him to accept the job.  It seems the ombudsman job didn’t meet the requirements for an expedited visa.  (Didn’t the City of Cowlesville hire an immigration attorney to help him through the process to make sure that didn’t happen?)

But ne’er fear.  The current chairman of the Ombudsman Commission, Reverend Debra Conklin, has a workable solution:  Change some of the information provided by Humayun on his visa application, the one that was denied.  Or as the Cowles rag puts it:

Commission Chairwoman Deb Conklin suggested tweaking Humayun’s visa application and having him apply again at the Canadian border, an action recommended by an immigration attorney who has consulted with the commission. [emphasis ours]

Here’s the thing.  Visa appliction forms generally require the applicant to personally or digitally sign the application.  By signing, the applicant is certifying that he has read and understood the questions in the application and his answers are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.   The applicant is also informed that the submission of an application containing false or misleading statements may result in the permanent refusal of a visa or the denial of entry into the United States.

OpenCdA does wonder what makes this Canadian citizen Raheel Humayun so indispensible to the Spokane Police Ombudsman Commission that its Chairman is encouraging him to “tweak” his visa application at the border?