Acquittal articles
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Supreme Court to hear appeal over Räsänen's incitement acquittal
MP Päivi Räsänen says she is continuing a fight she characterises as a freedom of speech campaign in the face of a historic prosecution.
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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...
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‘Crystal clear’: Toronto police chief accepts, supports Umar Zameer acquittal
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 […]