Appeal in police beating of innocent man begins today
January 30, 2013 in News, Opinion
The Police Complaint Commissioner’s appeal of the lower court decision quashing a public hearing into the complaint concerning the conduct of two Vancouver police officers begins today. VPD constables Nicholas Florkow and Bryan London were responding to a complaint in the early morning hours of January 21, 2010 when they went to the wrong address. They awakened resident Yao Wei Wu, then 44, from his slumber and badly injured him after he opened the door. We acted as counsel for Mr. Wu in his civil action for damages for assault and battery, which was settled last year just before it went to trial. However, we are playing no role in the current proceedings, as it has been established that the complainant (victim) in such cases has no standing to enable counsel to participate in the hearing on his or her behalf.