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The exchange prompted the SIU to reopen the Nobody case, and as the probe continued under increased public scrutiny, new and clearer footage of the June incident emerged.

On Dec. 9, Toronto police provided the SIU with the names of 15 officers who may have been involved in Mr. Nobody’s arrest.

“Through an analysis of the video imagery and additional information gathered during the reopened investigation, SIU investigators determined that three of the named 15 officers may have caused injuries to Mr. Nobody,” the agency stated Tuesday in concluding its investigation.

All three of those officers exercised their rights not to be interviewed. The other 12 were designated as witnesses, but their statements shed no light on who may have been involved in Mr. Nobody’s beating. A 13th witness officer, identified later, pointed the finger at Const. Andalib-Goortani.

“I am grateful that one officer is being held accountable and is going to stand before a court. I can only hope that the other officers will be dealt with the same,” Mr. Nobody said in an interview last night, adding he was surprised only one witness officer out of more than a dozen interviewed was able to identify anyone involved.

Mr. Nobody’s lawyer, Sunil Mathai, said the response makes “a mockery” of the witness officers’ duty to co-operate.

“The experience has really raised question marks with respect to how our system of police accountability is managed,” Mr. Mathai said.

Julian Falconer, who also represents Mr. Nobody, called it “a sad example of witness officers scuttling an SIU investigation” to help out their colleagues.

“This does not bode well for police accountability in this city,” Mr. Falconer said.

Citing the ongoing court proceedings, Toronto police declined to comment on the charges.

SIU spokesman Frank Phillips confirmed the Nobody case is now closed — unless, as happened the last time around, “there is other material evidence to come forward.”

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