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Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw is asking the Ontario Provincial Police for an independent review into officer testimony, conduct, procedures, practices and training following a superior court judge’s comments during a trial connected with Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup’s death.
Myron Demkiw also orders internal review into plainclothes policing procedures
Toronto’s police chief has asked the Ontario Provincial Police to conduct an independent review after a Superior Court judge’s comments during the trial of Umar Zameer.
A statement from the Office of the Chief says Myron Demkiw has asked for a review into officer testimony, conduct, procedures, practices and training. Demkiw has also ordered a full internal review of all aspects of plainclothes policing, including equipment and procedures for officer and public safety.
The move comes a day after Zameer was found not guilty of all criminal charges in the death of Toronto police officer Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup nearly three years ago.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy apologized to Zameer for all that he had been through during the last three years — something one legal expert noted as significant and unusual.
At separate points during the trial, Molloy questioned the Crown’s “morphing” position about what happened on July 2, 2021, at one point saying she didn’t see how the jury could convict Zameer of even the lesser second-degree murder charge.
More to come.