New law in Canada!

There is a new law in Canada, which allows normal citizens to arrest people, who they believe have commited a crime. At first there was a law where citizens could arrest people if they caught them red-handed. Now, arrests can be made within a short amount of time after a crime has been committed, but the law is in force only when police are not able to make the arrest. The change in the law was made after an occurrence in Toronto's Chinatown in 2009. In May of that year, the owner of the Lucky Moose store, David Chen, recognized a man who he had previously seen stealing from his shop. He followed him down the street, with two emplyees on his side, caught the man and tied him up. As Chen and his employees pushed the man into the van and waited for the police to arrive, people on the street also called the police, because they thought that the tied man was being kidnapped. When the police came, they arrested David Chen for assault. 18 months later, he was acquitted.
Many Canadians think it is a good thing to be able to defend the own proberty but others criticize that the new law could put citizens in a dangerous position and is not clear enough in its limits.
The case of another Toronto businessman supports the Critics. A restaurant owner threw masala spice powder in the face of a customer and then attacked him with a stick, which led to the victim needing hospital treatment. The restaurant owner thought that this customer had stolen goods from his van, but the CCTV footage later showed that it was a case of mistaken identity and that another person was responsible for this crime. The law, however, received royal assent, but an important condition is that you have to call the police as soon as the arrest has been made. If not, such an arrest could be illegal.