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QUEBEC — Independent prosecutors will re-examine the decision not to lay charges against the police officer involved in a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy in Longueuil last February, Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée said on Monday.

She made the announcement a few hours after the Crown prosecutor’s office, the Direction des poursuites criminelle et pénale (DPCP), said it would investigate further in light of new facts and witness testimony that surfaced in media reports.

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“Given that the evidence must be re-evaluated, and to preserve the credibility and independence of the DPCP, I asked the director to entrust the dossier to independent prosecutors,” she told reporters at the National Assembly.

The independent committee, including a retired judge, will review the evidence and issue recommendations to the Crown prosecutor. “Out of concern for transparency, these recommendations will be made public,” she said.