New Leadership Needed for Ontario’s Police Oversight Body

[ad_1]TorontoThe province's police oversight agency is in search of a new director as the current leader of the Special Investigations Unit is preparing to leave at the year's end. Joseph Martino's term concludes on Dec. 31, and the application period for his successor ends this Friday.Joseph Martino has held the SIU director position since 2019, term ends Dec. 31The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 09, 2026 2:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The SIU mentions that Joseph Martino's term expires on Dec. 31, and a job posting for his replacement closes Friday. (Arlyn Mc Adorey/The Canadian Press)The province's police oversight agency is in search of a new director as the current leader of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is preparing to leave at the year's end.The SIU mentions that Joseph Martino's term expires on Dec. 31, and a job posting for his replacement closes Friday.This civilian agency looks into incidents involving police that have led to death, serious injury, shots fired at an individual or claims of sexual assault.According to the job posting, the director manages all parts of SIU investigations and holds "the sole authority" to determine if charges against police officers are appropriate.In its latest annual report for 2024-25, the agency states criminal charges were laid by the director in 17 cases against a total of 18 police officers - which is less than five percent of all cases investigated.Martino has been serving as SIU director since 2019.Corrections and clarifications·Submit a news tip·Report error[ad_2]Source link

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