"According to a statement issued by her lawyer, Neha Chugh, defence lawyer Sudine Riley finished a trial late on Friday and was catching up on legal work in an interview room when uniformed officers challenged her presence in that room. In her statement, Chugh said police, who were working as security, slammed Riley's head on the desk and put their knees on her back and neck, and spoke to her with rage, disrespect, and contempt."
"She said officers then forcibly dragged Riley from the room in handcuffs and took her to the basement cells of the courthouse. Her head scarf was ripped off, her skirt was raised when she was handled by officers, and her head was bleeding and her eye swollen from being slammed into the desk, Chugh's statement reads. She committed no offence other than being a Black woman practising law, being diligent about her commitment to the pursuit of justice."
Defence lawyer Sudine Riley alleges that after finishing a trial and working in an interview room, uniformed officers challenged her presence and violently restrained her. The officers allegedly slammed her head on a desk, put knees on her back and neck, handcuffed and dragged her to basement cells, ripped off her head scarf, raised her skirt, and left her with a bleeding head and swollen eye. The Durham Regional Police Service confirmed an investigation into the Jan. 23 courthouse incident and said it is working with court services to obtain and review all evidence, assigning investigative and oversight resources.
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