Lawyer alleging assault by cops inside Oshawa courthouse was handed trespassing ticket at 5:10 p.m. — just minutes after close

Defence lawyer alleging assault by Durham cops inside Oshawa courthouse was handed trespassing ticket at 5:10 p.m. — just minutes after close

Sudine Riley alleges officers slammed her head on the desk, put their knees on her back and neck and took her to the cells in handcuffs. She said she suffered bleeding and a swollen eye.

Lawyer alleging assault by cops inside Oshawa courthouse was handed trespassing ticket at 5:10 p.m. — just minutes after close

“Asking an officer of the court to leave five or 10 minutes after the courthouse closed is patently wrong,” said John Struthers, a former president of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association.

Canada rights groups demand investigation into use of police force against Black lawyer

The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) on Monday called for an independent investigation into the alleged use of excessive force by Canadian police against a Black defense lawyer. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Bar Association issued a similar appeal last Thursday. On January 23, Sudine Riley, a lawyer who is a Black woman, was conducting her legal work in an interview room at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice …