Toronto Police's union boss is upset that media staked out the home of a cop charged with assaulting a G20 protester.
In a statement released Wednesday, association president Mike McCormack said media went to the home of Babak Andalib-Goortani on Tuesday after the Special Investigations Unit announced the constable was charged with assault with a weapon in connection with the beating initially suffered by Adam Nobody in June.
"These intrusions into the officer’s family life were inappropriate and inconsiderate," McCormack said.
Nobody also told the SIU he was beaten a second time by plainclothes officers after he was arrested at Queen's Park, the designated free speech zone for the G20 conference that was cleared by police in riot gear on June 26.
Media also tried to speak with Andalib-Goortani's spouse, McCormack said.
"The officer’s family has the right to go about their lives without being hounded by the media," he said. "His family are in no way related to the charge against the officer and have the right to be left alone."
He said "the media frenzy at the SIU building" when the officer was served with a summons and "the associated excessive publicity" can impact the officer’s right to a fair trial, and asked the media to stay away.
Andalib-Goortani is to appear in court next on Jan. 24.
By ROB LAMBERTI, Toronto Sun
Source: Toronto Sun
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