"Nader Hasan says in a statement that neither he nor his client will have seen the report prepared by Ontario Provincial Police before it is made public, nor has anyone from the OPP contacted them about the investigation."
"In her final instructions to the jury, Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy told them to consider the possibility that three officers who served as the prosecution's key witnesses had colluded. All three had the same incorrect memory that Northrup was standing in a laneway with his arms outstretched when he was struck."
"Zameer testified he thought his family was being ambushed by criminals when two strangers ran over and started banging on his car. The trial focused on whether Zameer meant to run over Northrup, or even realized it had happened, and whether he knew the constable and his partner were police officers."
Umar Zameer was acquitted in April 2024 of first-degree murder in the death of Toronto police officer Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who was fatally run over in July 2021. The trial centered on whether Zameer intentionally struck Northrup or knew he was a police officer. Justice Anne Molloy instructed the jury to consider whether three prosecution witnesses had colluded, noting they shared identical false memories of Northrup's position. Following the acquittal and the judge's critical comments, Toronto police requested an independent OPP review. Zameer's lawyer Nader Hasan now expresses serious concerns about the upcoming report, stating neither he nor his client will see it before public release and the OPP has not contacted them regarding the investigation.
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