Parents of 28-year-old man killed by Montreal police in 2017 want case reopened [Video]

The family of a Quebec man killed by Montreal police in 2017 is calling on the province’s justice minister to order an independent investigation after the Crown declined to charge the officers involved.

Koray Kevin Celik’s parents issued their request today at a news conference, a day before an ethics hearing run by provincial police is set to begin for some of the Montreal officers involved in his death.

On March 6, 2017, Celik’s parents called police to their home in western Montreal because they were worried he would drive while intoxicated.

Police tried to subdue Celik with force, and his parents say they witnessed officers repeatedly beat their son with their feet and knees before the unarmed man stopped breathing and was in cardiorespiratory arrest. He was pronounced dead in hospital.

A coroner’s inquest into Celik’s death found that officers “provoked” the violent altercation between them and Celik, and …