In Concordia news, The Link has uncovered a story of collusion between former CSU president Amine Dabchy and current student union executives.
According to Cinema Student Association President AJ West, Dabchy is secretly working with the CSU to run a slate in the upcoming elections.
West says he agreed when current CSU president Heather Lucas first asked him to run with the CSU in mid-December. However, when Dabchy became increasingly involved in the meetings and interviews that followed, West decided to back down. He says he was concerned that Dabchy, who was president two years ago, was running a slate with the CSU’s help. West says that Lucas told him to keep quiet about Dabchy’s and her involvement in the slate.
Both Lucas and Dabchy deny the allegations.
Dabchy believes West’s claims are politically motivated, but text messages provided to the Link back up West’s story.
West said he decided to come forward to defend former CSU exec Morgan Pudwell’s reputation. Pudwell recently made similar accusations about Amine Dabchy, whom she referred to as a puppeteer with undue influence over the CSU.