Meet Nader Hasan, the Toronto lawyer behind the stunning acquittal of Umar Zameer

Speaking directly to the public outside the downtown Toronto courthouse on a cold mid-March day, the defence lawyer asked Torontonians to keep an open mind about his client, a man many expected to be revealed a monster and deliberate “cop killer,” as alleged by the Crown.

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Umar Zameer walks with his lawyers Nader Hasan, right, and Alexandra Heine shortly after the verdict of April 21. Hasan “turned over every grain of sand on the beach,” said Toronto defence lawyer Monte MacGregor.

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Hasan and Umar Zameer are seen during an interview with the Star on April 22.

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