Charges coming against Toronto police commanders

Eight Toronto police commanders are expected to be charged in the coming weeks.

In a report by CBC News, the charges announced on Thursday stem from a variety of misconduct offences while on duty during the G20 summit in June 2010.

The charges come one day after a report by Ontario’s top civilian complaints watchdog was released. His review of the G20 protest said that police were poorly prepared and let a crackdown which resulted illegal mass arrests.

In addition to the 8 commanders, 28 other officers are facing punishments related to the crackdown. Disciplinary hearings will proceed in the coming months which could cost some officers their jobs.

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