Assoun, who died in June 2023 at age 67, was acquitted in March 2019 of the 1995 killing of his ex-girlfriend, Brenda Lee Anne Way, after spending almost 17 years in prison.
RELATED: It took nearly 18 years behind bars before Glen Assoun could share the details of his story. – Jul 17, 2019Nova Scotia Justice Minister Barbara Adams says the province’s police watchdog is in talks with a civilian agency that may be willing to investigate the role of police in the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun .
Adams gave no other details following a cabinet meeting today, saying further comment would come from the police oversight agency, called the Serious Incident Response Team.In September 2020, the oversight agency was asked by then-justice minister Brad Johns to investigate whether police had engaged in criminal misconduct.In March 2021, the agency announced that British Columbia’s police watchdog had agreed to look into the case, only to reveal last November that the B.C.
Adams says it has been challenging to find an independent organization with the capacity to take on the investigation and that the province’s police oversight agency needs to ensure its next candidate can deal with the amount of work that will be required.
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