"In this case, where there has been no allegation of impropriety made against the judge it makes that kind of intervention by the premier wholly inappropriate. It is very unclear why there should be any obligation on a judge to apologize."
"Comments like this against a judge and judicial result will undermine the public's confidence in the administration of justice. He said it's important for judges to make their decision free from political or societal pressures."
"The OPP's report itself claims that the judge's decision was made based on the evidence presented in the trial and did not have access to any new evidence used by recent investigators."
Umar Zameer's lawyers are holding a news conference to address an Ontario Provincial Police report re-examining evidence from his acquittal in a high-profile Toronto murder trial involving a killed police officer. Premier Doug Ford called on the trial judge to apologize to witness officers accused of possible collusion. Legal experts argue Ford's intervention is inappropriate, as the OPP report confirms the judge's decision was based on trial evidence without access to new information. Such political pressure on judges undermines public confidence in the justice system and compromises judicial independence. No impropriety allegations have been made against the judge.
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