Toronto officer charged in G20 assault

[alp227]

Source: CBC News

A Toronto police officer has been arrested and charged with assaulting a protester during the G20 summit in June.

It is the first arrest of a police officer in connection with allegations of the use of excessive force during the summit.

Const. Babak Andalib-Goortani was charged Tuesday with assault with a weapon. The charges relate to the treatment of Adam Nobody by police on the evening of June 26, said a statement released Tuesday by the province's Special Investigations Unit.

Nobody was one of about 1,000 people arrested during the two-day summit.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/12/21/toronto-nobody-siu.html

[Canuckistanian]

1. Excellent

They interviewed the guy on CBC radio. Disgusting behaviour by the cops.

[JohnyCanuck]

2. More about this incident in this thread from DU's Canada Forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=190x32307

[crim son]

3. Great.

I remember this officer's behavior being defended by someone on these boards. Guess that person has been proven wrong, heh.

[right2bfree]

4. I only wish all police officers were held to the same laws as the rest of us. nt