Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has reopened its investigation into the beating of Dorian Barton during the G20 summit, the police watchdog said this morning.
The decision came after the Toronto Police Service decided Wednesday that it would allow the SIU to interview a Toronto Police Service employee who identified a police officer in a photograph taken during the incident.
Last week, the SIU said it could not lay charges against any police officers, even though photographer Andrew Wallace provided a picture of an unnamed officer who he said he saw strike Barton.
The SIU asked 11 witnesses officers to identify the man seen standing over Barton in the photograph. None of the officers could identify him.
One of those officers was the subject officer’s roommate during the G20, SIU director Ian Scott told the Star. Two others were supervising officers.
It seems the only reason these investigations are progressing is because of front page stories in The Star. And the Police Services Board only decided to allow someone to be interviewed last Wednesday? G20 was almost a year ago. Tom
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