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A publisher has rejected a request from a law firm that represents the Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in the fatal shooting of a young Indigenous man who now wants to tell “his side” of what happened.

Last month, a jury found Gerald Stanley not guilty of second-degree murder in the 2016 death of Colten Boushie.

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Toronto-based publisher Between The Lines (BTL) says it received the request from Stanley’s legal team.

“Our press has rejected the request for a meeting and instead offered an expression of our solidarity with the Boushie family,” BTL said in a statement Thursday.

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“Mr. Stanley’s side of the story has already been told — and was validated, in wilful disregard of the facts and expert testimony, by an all-white jury.

“To publish, promote, and market Mr. Stanley’s side of the story would only contribute to the injustices experienced by the Boushie family and all Indigenous people.”

BTL said it is encouraging other publishers to reject the request as well.