News Release
SIU Appeals for Witnesses to Interaction in Ottawa’s ByWard Market
Case Number: 12-OCI-287
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Mississauga (4 October, 2012) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is seeking witnesses to an interaction between Ottawa Police officers and a 38-year-old man in the evening hours of October 2, 2012.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., plainclothes officers from the Ottawa Police Service were in the area of Rideau Street and Nicholas Street conducting an investigation. At some point, there was an interaction between officers and a man. He sustained injuries and was taken to Ottawa Civic Hospital for treatment of a leg injury.
The SIU has assigned three investigators and one forensic investigator to probe the circumstances surrounding the incident. To date, three subject officers and two witness officers have been designated.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations