Two cases of police misconduct arising out of G20 summit set for review
TORONTO — Two separate cases of police misconduct arising out of the turbulent Toronto G20 summit almost seven years ago lurch toward finality this week and next as the various parties involved battle another round.
This time, the Ontario Civilian Police Commission will be reviewing the disciplinary convictions and penalties handed down to a senior officer, who ordered mass arrests, and a constable who beat a protester with his baton.
The first hearing — slated for Wednesday — relates to Const. Babak Andalib-Goortani, who was docked five days pay in November 2015 for using excessive force. His victim, Adam Nobody, argues the sentence handed down by a police tribunal was too lenient and that Andalib-Goortani should be fired or at least face another sentencing hearing.
“The police are a paramilitary institution with a monopoly on the use of force against civilians,” Nobody’s factum states. “This appeal is about whether police officers are accountable to the civilians who employ them for misconduct in the course of their duties.”