Lawyer for Umar Zameer slams ‘chilling’ attack on judiciary after OPP report clears officers
- On March 19, 2026, Nader Hasan, defence lawyer for Umar Zameer, called for a public inquiry to restore faith after the Ontario Provincial Police report earlier this week.
- Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy found the three Toronto police officers' similar accounts amounted to lies and collusion, prompting Toronto police to request an external investigation by the OPP.
- Security video and testimony from two experts contradicted the three officers' courtroom narrative that Det. Jeffrey Northrup stood with his arms outstretched when hit.
- Police Chief Myron Demkiw and union president Clayton Campbell hailed the OPP report released Tuesday as vindication and called for an apology, amplified by Premier Doug Ford.
- Civil liberties and legal groups warned that Hasan demanded release of the OPP reconstructionist's report and all communications, calling the probe 'not a fresh investigation.
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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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