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http://alturl.com/iywznPolice Officer who left this person with a broken nose and fractured orbital bonecleared of all charges after investigation by the S.I.U. Please read the story. All

references attached below.

July 04, 2012- SIU Clears Cop in Violent Arrest of Occupier Angela Turvey.Unpublicized CCTV footage key to investigation

Video captured by livestream can be viewed here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3rDHfN8zbU

CBC News: Jul 3, 2012 No charges for police over hurt woman at Occupy protest"Ontarios Special Investigations Unit does not see reasonable grounds to lay criminalcharges against a police officer who took part in an arrest that resulted in facial injuries

to a woman at an Occupy Toronto protest."source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/07/03/toronto-siu-occupy-

protest-arrest-investigation.html

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) issued a press release today clearingToronto Police Constable Rhoel Ong of misconduct in the arrest of Angela Turvey.

The press release opens by outlining the evidence obtained in the investigation:testimonies from Cst. Ong, a forensic investigator, 6 witness officers and 14 civilianwitnesses as well as a CCTV camera. Curiously absent is any specific mention ofYouTube footage or what, if any, evidence the forensic investigator collected. Theyalso held back the identity of Constable Ong referring to him as the "subject officer".

The report claims that the CCTV "video shows her swinging her arms twice at theofficers". The video that would exonerate Cst. Ong in the public eye has not beenreleased; even though the report claims it possessed "particularity" that "other videos"did not. The press release refers to this CCTV footage repeatedly without mentioningwho provided it or where the camera was positioned.

The director of the SIU, Ian Scott stated that her arrest was not due to filming but that"it was her very close proximity to the officers and her refusal to back away from the

arrest of another protestor that in my view gave the subject officer the lawful grounds toarrest her".

Despite acknowledging that Angela received a "minimally displaced fracture of thenasal bone, bruising around the eyes and a cut above her right eye which required sevensutures" Ian Scott said that "it is unclear whether the force used was excessive". MrScott concluded by stating that he could not "form reasonable grounds to believe thatthe subject officer committed a criminal offence".

Cst. Ong has consistently made the Sunshine list since 2008, he earned $117,909.65 in2011.

Press Release

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by Darryl Richardson

Source: http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/violent-cop-gets-pass/11585

references:

Ontario Cops Above the Law?http://wearechangetoronto.org/2012/01/08/ontario-cops-above-the-law/

The Ontario Ombudsman found the SIU was met by a lack of co-operation by policeagencies in more than one-third of the 658 cases it investigated over the past four years.For all these cases, Mr. Scott wrote 287 letters to police chiefs regarding these issuesyet received only 20 substantive responses. In 50 of the cases, the agency wascontacted up to two months later or not at all. According to the report, officials havesystematically discouraged Mr. Scott from going public when police officers refuse

to co-operate in investigations.source: http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/Newsroom/Ombudsman-in-the-News/2011/SIU-report--Don-t-ignore-Marin-%28Windsor-Star%29.aspx

The SIU employs 54 full- and part-time investigators, of whom 47 are former policeofficers.http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/882725--siu-cases-unequal-justice-for-the-police

In its 20-year history, the SIU has conducted at least 3,400 investigations and laidcriminal charges after only 95 of them, according to a Toronto Star analysis; the SIUdoes not track what happens to those it charges. But the Toronto Star has, and foundonly 16 officers have been convicted of a crime, only 3 have seen the inside of a jailcell.source: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/882725--siu-cases-unequal-

justice-for-the-police

Occupy protester alleges police brutality during arrestSource: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/occupy-protester-alleges-police-brutality-during-arrest/article2388742/

Angela Turvey, working for the Occupy Toronto livestream team, was filming. Twoofficers ordered the occupiers at the Osgoode Hall location to pack up their belongings.In her video, another occupier, raises his voice in objection to the eviction and issubsequently arrested. Police are heard mentioning something about "inciting."Shortlythereafter, Angela Turvey was arrested for filming the arrest of another occupier. Youcan view what her camera caught before she was arrested heresource: http://rabble.ca/news/2012/04/torontos-occupy-springVideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3rDHfN8zbU&feature=relmfu

Apr 2, 2012SIU to probe arrest of Occupy Toronto protester

The police watchdog said it became aware that a 36-year-old woman had "aninteraction with police" during a protest on Friday, after which she "sustained a broken

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nose and fractured orbital bone."source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/04/02/toronto-occupy-arrest-siu-probe.html

April 02, 2012

SIU learns of Occupy injuries through the mediaThe SIU learned of the incident through media reports." SIU spokesperson MonicaHudon. Why don't Toronto Police seem to notify the Special Investigation's Unit when

people in their custody are taken to hospital?It seems clear in the Police Act they are supposed to.source: http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/02/siu-learns-of-occupy-injuries-through-the-media

Now Magazine: why did Angela Turvey's arrest last week leave her with broken bones?source: http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/news/story.cfm?content=186097

Mar. 31 2012: Protester says she needed seven stitches after arrestAn 'Occupy Toronto' protester who claims to have suffered several facial injuries at thehands of police says she wasn't resisting arrest at the time.A cell phone camera captured two officers wrestling Angela Turvey to the groundoutside Osgoode Hall Friday afternoon and struggling to handcuff her as she bledheavily from an open wound along her eyebrow.On Saturday Turvey, 36, was charged with obstructing a peace officer and assault withintent to resist arrest in connection with the incident."We are not commenting on the arrest, but I can say I was not resisting as I have a neckinjury that prevents me from putting my hands behind my back," Turvey told reportersoutside court after being released into the custody of her parents.Turvey, who says she suffered a fractured eye socket and a broken nose during thecourse of her arrest, had been living outside Osgoode Hall as part of the 'OccupyToronto' movement.source: http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120331/120331_Occupy_Toronto_Rally?hub=CP24Home

March 31, 2012 Beaten, bruised, and charged with assault on a police officer:She has a fractured eye socket, a broken nose, two black eyes, and seven stitches aboveher right eyebrow. Angela Turvey, is charged with assault on a police officer. Shesustained the injuries while being arrested during an Occupy Toronto protest.

Some of that evidence is likely a video of the arrest posted on Youtube. Turvey says shewants justice and the officer involved in her arrest should be charged with assault, "Iwould like to see him pay for what he did."source: http://www.newstalk1010.com/News/localnews/blogentry.aspx?

blogEntryID=10366237

Occupy Toronto alleges the protesters -- two men and two women -- were "brutallybeaten" during the arrests. Video uploaded to YouTube appears to show a police officertrying to restrain Turvey as she cries out, face down on the pavement. At one point, sheturns her face towards the camera and it looks as if part of her face is swollen.Speaking to reporters, Turvey's father Leslie said he has several questions about his

daughter's arrest."It seemed to have been a pretty peaceful situation, why the policewere there is beyond me," he said. "As well, why did they have to target my daughter?"

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Leslie said his daughter has a serious pre-existing neck problem but police ignored herattempts to share this information with them. "Doctors have told her that she's not to puther arms behind her back because it could paralyze her," he said.source: http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120331/occupy-toronto-university-avenue-arrests-120331?hub=TorontoNewHome

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