By By KJ Mullins Dec 21, 2010 in Crime Toronto - Ian Scott, the director of Toronto's Special Investigations Unit (SUI), has determined that there are reasonable grounds to charge Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani with assault with a weapon, contrary to section 267(a) of the Criminal Code. The case concerns protester Adam Nobody who was injured during his arrest. The evidence behind the charges stems from a YouTube video (embedded) that had been questioned by Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair. Blair has since retracted earlier statements on that evidence. The videographer, John Bridge, has provided the SUI with a sworn statement according to “The SIU would like to thank videographer John Bridge for coming forward and sharing both the manner in which he shot his video, permitting himself to be identified and providing the Unit with his original video footage of the incident,” Scott said in an article from In total there have been three tapes of the incident that have been gathered by the SUI. On January 24 Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani is scheduled to appear in front of the Ontario Court of Justice at College Park. The case is being handled by the Justice Prosecutions branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General. A Toronto Police officer has been charged by the Special Investigations Unit for assaulting a protester during the G20 Summit held this summer in Toronto.The case concerns protester Adam Nobody who was injured during his arrest.The evidence behind the charges stems from a YouTube video (embedded) that had been questioned by Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair. Blair has since retracted earlier statements on that evidence. The videographer, John Bridge, has provided the SUI with a sworn statement according to Inside Toronto that he filmed the video and that he did not tamper with the videotape.“The SIU would like to thank videographer John Bridge for coming forward and sharing both the manner in which he shot his video, permitting himself to be identified and providing the Unit with his original video footage of the incident,” Scott said in an article from The Star. In total there have been three tapes of the incident that have been gathered by the SUI.On January 24 Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani is scheduled to appear in front of the Ontario Court of Justice at College Park. The case is being handled by the Justice Prosecutions branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General. More about Toronto officer, G20 summit, Charges laid More news from toronto officer g20 summit charges laid