OPP commissioner defends probe into Toronto officers as Umar Zameer’s lawyer calls it ‘chilling’ attack on judiciary
Lawyers argue the Ontario Provincial Police report contradicts trial evidence and judge’s findings, urging a public inquiry to restore trust in police and justice system.
- Lawyers for Umar Zameer are calling for a public inquiry into the actions of three Toronto police officers and the OPP investigation that cleared them of wrongdoing.
- Justice Anne Molloy wrote that the officers' similar accounts led her to conclude they colluded in lying, but the OPP report found no evidence to support charges of perjury or obstruction.
- The Criminal Lawyers Association and Toronto Lawyers Association defended Molloy's remarks as grounded in evidence from an open court trial, while the civil liberties group condemned calls for her apology.
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OPP commissioner defends probe into Toronto officers as Umar Zameer’s lawyer calls it ‘chilling’ attack on judiciary
The commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police is defending his service’s investigation that cleared three Toronto officers of collusion and perjury in their testimony surrounding the death of one of their colleagues.
Calls for judge in Umar Zameer case to apologize are 'inappropriate and unethical': chief justice
Calls for the judge in the Umar Zameer case to apologize for suggesting three Toronto police officers colluded and lied in the high-profile criminal trial are "unethical" and "inappropriate," Geoffrey Morawetz, the chief justice of the Ontario Superior Court, said Thursday.
Zameer's lawyers call for public inquiry into Toronto police conduct and OPP probe
TORONTO — Lawyers for Umar Zameer are calling for a public inquiry into the actions of three Toronto police officers involved in his case — and the Ontario Provincial Police investigation that cleared those officers of wrongdoing.
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