‘Crystal clear’: Toronto police chief accepts, supports Umar Zameer acquittal
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CHCH— Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Toronto’s police chief says he wants to make it clear he accepts and supports the not-guilty verdict delivered by a jury in the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a police officer. Umar Zameer was acquitted Sunday in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who was hit by a vehicle in […]
CP24—Toronto's police chief clarifies initial statement on Umar Zameer acquittal, says he 'accepts' jury's finding. Toronto's Chief of Police has clarified a statement that he'd hoped for "a different outcome" made just after Umar's Zameer acquittal, telling reporters Tuesday he supports and accepts the jury's finding in the five-week trial. “Let me be crystal clear: I support and accept the verdict of the jury,” Chief Myron Demkiw said at a news conference at Toronto police headquarters. “I have always been a supporter of the justice process, including all elements of the system that leads us towards...
CP24—CCLA presses for action after Toronto police chief comments on Zameer acquittal. Toronto's police chief has yet to apologize for the doubt he cast on a man's innocence when commenting on his acquittal, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said Thursday as it asked the civilian body overseeing the force whether it thinks the chief's comments were appropriate. The CCLA said it has also asked the Toronto Police Service Board what steps it will take to ensure Chief Myron Demkiw and other police force members don't “publicly malign bail decisions or criminal verdicts in...
CP24—Toronto police chief asks for OPP review after judge in Umar Zameer trial raised concerns about officer testimony. Toronto’s police chief has asked that Ontario Provincial Police conduct an “independent review” after the judge in the Umar Zameer trial raised concerns about the reliability of officer testimony. Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy previously told jurors that the police officers’ testimony that was at the centre of the case against Zameer didn’t match the physical evidence and advised them to watch out for possible collusion. Zameer was ultimately found not guilty of first-degree murder...