Pickles
Active Member
The Star's article is really bad news:
1. The OPP was asked to provide "oversight" of the TPS's investigation, not to actually conduct the investigation itself. Now the OPP " has determined that there is no role for further investigation" (quote from OPP statement). Thus, as the overseers of the investigation, the OPP is calling it off, its rationale being that "no new information or evidence... has been provided to the OPP [ie. by the TPS investigators].
This is very bad news, considering how much new information has been made available through the execution of the Jan-Mar search warrants since the OPP assumed oversight. For example, the police obtained the detailed cellphone records from Lisi, Ford and others after the OPP came on board. The OPP statement is clearly saying that the information in these phone records does not add evidence to the investigation. In other words, nothing in the phone records or other information requested and received to date supports charges against Rob Ford -- according to the OPP. The OPP is implying that the investigation has reached a dead end.
2. The TPS is saying that the investigation is not dead and that it is ongoing. This statement will be used by the Fords as proof that the TPS is biased against them.
3. Pugwash's statement provides no comfort. It basically says that the crown and the judges who authorized the search warrants based on the ITOs "validated" the TPS's investigation. Yes they did, when the investigation had some legs. The crown was seeking more evidence against those already charged and the judges were approving the warrants so the police could gather more evidence. But -- according to the OPP -- these warrants did not get the evidence the police were looking for with respect to Ford. And now, the OPP is saying there is nothing to oversee.
4. Neither the crown nor the attorney general's office has waded in to support a continued investigation. I don't think they will, either. I disagree with MetroMan's assessment that "the crown is on side with TPS." The crown always cooperated with police re: investigation of those charged (Lisi and various others) but I seriously doubt it is "on side", especially now that the OPP has said publicly" There's nothing to see here, folks."
I can hear Doug now: "Blair asked the OPP to take over. The OPP says that Rob is the victim, there's no evidence against him and that the TPS are investigating the wrong guy. But will the TPS listen? No -- they're under orders from Blair to lynch Rob. It's a vendetta and it stinks to high heaven".
1. The OPP was asked to provide "oversight" of the TPS's investigation, not to actually conduct the investigation itself. Now the OPP " has determined that there is no role for further investigation" (quote from OPP statement). Thus, as the overseers of the investigation, the OPP is calling it off, its rationale being that "no new information or evidence... has been provided to the OPP [ie. by the TPS investigators].
This is very bad news, considering how much new information has been made available through the execution of the Jan-Mar search warrants since the OPP assumed oversight. For example, the police obtained the detailed cellphone records from Lisi, Ford and others after the OPP came on board. The OPP statement is clearly saying that the information in these phone records does not add evidence to the investigation. In other words, nothing in the phone records or other information requested and received to date supports charges against Rob Ford -- according to the OPP. The OPP is implying that the investigation has reached a dead end.
2. The TPS is saying that the investigation is not dead and that it is ongoing. This statement will be used by the Fords as proof that the TPS is biased against them.
3. Pugwash's statement provides no comfort. It basically says that the crown and the judges who authorized the search warrants based on the ITOs "validated" the TPS's investigation. Yes they did, when the investigation had some legs. The crown was seeking more evidence against those already charged and the judges were approving the warrants so the police could gather more evidence. But -- according to the OPP -- these warrants did not get the evidence the police were looking for with respect to Ford. And now, the OPP is saying there is nothing to oversee.
4. Neither the crown nor the attorney general's office has waded in to support a continued investigation. I don't think they will, either. I disagree with MetroMan's assessment that "the crown is on side with TPS." The crown always cooperated with police re: investigation of those charged (Lisi and various others) but I seriously doubt it is "on side", especially now that the OPP has said publicly" There's nothing to see here, folks."
I can hear Doug now: "Blair asked the OPP to take over. The OPP says that Rob is the victim, there's no evidence against him and that the TPS are investigating the wrong guy. But will the TPS listen? No -- they're under orders from Blair to lynch Rob. It's a vendetta and it stinks to high heaven".
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