Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield
Publishing date: Mar 31, 2021 • 6 days ago • 4 minute read • Nasser El Hallak claims he was a victim of excessive force during a 2015 arrest by EPS Const. Nathan Downing. Downing was acquitted of the charge as well as allegations that he uttered racial slurs at El Hallak in a decision issued March 22, 2021. Supplied
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An Edmonton police officer accused of using racial slurs against a man during a violent arrest has been cleared of professional misconduct.
Earlier this month, retired police Supt. Thomas Grue issued a sprawling, 131-page decision in the case of Edmonton Police Service constables Nathan Downing and Nicholas Talvio, who were involved in the March 25, 2015, arrest of Nasser El Hallak.