Suspect in detention following an alleged assault on a member of the Parliamentary Protective Service

An RCMP member who was badigned to the Parliamentary Protective Service was the victim of an alleged badault on Parliament Hill on Monday night.

The suspect was arrested and taken into custody, and an investigation is ongoing, Joseph Law, chief of staff of the SPP director, said Tuesday morning

"At this time, this situation seems to be an isolated incident and there is no threat to the Parliamentary Precinct, "he wrote in an email. 19659007] According to its website, the SPP is a "unified security service" made up of the former protection services of the Senate and the House of Commons and the RCMP Parliament Hill Security Unit

]. ary Precinct and the grounds of Parliament Hill, and was established in 2015 as a result of the attack the previous year by shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau at Parliament Hill