FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
PRESS RELEASE:
July 15th, 2010
On July 13, 2010, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed five complaints with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD), regarding policing of the Toronto 2010 G20 summit.
CCLA's complaints allege that the following police actions contravened the Criminal Code, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Canadian and international standards of policing:
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