The latest chapter began Tuesday in the long-running police misconduct case of Supt. Mark Fenton — the only high-ranking Toronto police officer charged and convicted for the infamous mass arrests during the 2010 G20 summit.

Fenton was convicted in 2015 of three counts of professional misconduct for twice ordering the arrest of hundreds during the G20 weekend — including the so-called “kettling” of hundreds of people, including both protesters and passersby, at Queen St. W. and Spadina Ave. during a torrential downpour.

In his decision, the police tribunal hearing officer, retired justice John Hamilton, said Fenton’s decision to box-in hundreds of protestors “demonstrated a lack of understanding of the right to protest.”

Hamilton found the senior officer, who was in charge at the G20 command centre, had no reasonable grounds to call for the mass arrest during two police blockades, one outside an Esplanade hotel, the other the next day Queen and Spadina.

Fenton’s sentence — a formal reprimand and loss of 30 days’ vacation — is being appealed, both by Fenton and by complainants in the case who were unlawfully arrested during the notorious June 2010 weekend.

The appeal hearing Tuesday was before the Ontario Civilian Police Commission, a quasi-judicial body that hears appeals of police tribunal decisions.

Fenton is seeking to have the commission find him not guilty on all charges. Alternately, he’s asking for a new hearing or for the penalty of 30 days’ lost vacation to be tossed and replaced by formal reprimands, the most lenient sentence available for professional police misconduct under Ontario's Police Services Act.

Complainants in the case, who were caught up in the two separate “kettling” incidents, say the penalty meted out to Fenton was too lenient and that he should be terminated.

“The result of this misconduct of unprecedented scale was a reprimand. It is inconceivable that a reprimand, the most minor penalty available, is the appropriate penalty,” complainants who were kettled outside the Novotel Hotel on June 26 argue in their written submissions.

The complainants have argued that Fenton's penalty should reflect the fact that he breached constitutional rights protecting against arrest and detention, and safeguarding peaceful assembly, freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

Lawyers for two complainants unlawfully detained at Queen and Spadina say in written submissions that the penalty is “unreasonable and irreconcilable with the record,” and that Fenton should be dismissed.

Fenton’s lawyer Michael Lacy argued Tuesday that Hamilton made errors of law in his August 2015 ruling, which found Fenton guilty on two counts of unlawful arrest and one count of discreditable conduct.

The senior officer’s lawyers say Hamilton failed to expressly address the question of “good and sufficient cause” before making a finding of misconduct, and are asking the police commission to determine whether the penalty was reasonable given that the misconduct was done “either at the direction of or with the full acquiescence of senior police officers whom the officer reported to.”

Fenton’s lawyers argued Tuesday that the purpose of a professional misconduct finding is ultimately reform, and dismissal should only occur in circumstances where it is clear the officer is no longer fit to be an employee, a finding Hamilton did not make.

“It’s important not to let our minds stray from the purpose of police discipline,” said Bryan Badali.

Toronto police lawyer Sharon Wilmot said in her written submission that Hamilton’s reasons were “cogent, reasonable, transparent and justifiable.”

“The hearing officer presented a balanced and objective perspective of the matter, and although all of the (complainants) take issue with various findings in his reason, that is no reason to interfere,” Wilmot wrote.

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Fenton was the only upper command officer charged with misconduct for his actions during the summit and one of only a few officers to see any consequence from the events of the 2010 summit.

The hearing continues Wednesday.