By Tim Groves - July 6, 2010

The [Toronto] Police Services Board voted today that they would be setting up an Independent Civilian Review (ICR) to look at policing during the G20 Summit. Many citizens attending the meeting jeered at the Board when they refused to hear public input on the boards decision.

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By Harsha Walia - July 9, 2010

Over the weekend, there were 1090 arrests, of whom 113 were released without charges on the street, 714 were held for breach of the peace and released within 72 hours, and 263 released with pending charges...Around 20 people still remain in custody. While the exact numbers and charges of some of those still being held in detention are unclear at this time, we know that 17 people are facing a variety of trumped up and politically-motivated allegations including conspiracy.