A Fredericton man who has become well known for expressing his controversial views as a citizen blogger is now finding him at the centre of a controversy.

Charles LeBlanc wants to know why police seized his computer in anticipation of criminal libel charges being filed. No charges were ever laid and the Fredericton Police Force says their investigation is over.

But now focus has turned to the city's police force and the procedures they followed in their investigation. Chief Barry MacKnight says it's working on a third-party review of their investigation into LeBlanc.

Chief MacKnight says it will be independent, adding that the force will have a hand in setting it up.

"The trust and respect we have in the community is critical in getting our job done," said MacKnight. "I know my objective would be for setting the parameters for a review that they need to be wide, because we do this and do this properly."

LeBlanc's lawyer, Steven Foulds, said doing it properly means the province should organize a public inquiry.

"That would lend this process the kind of independence and transparency that they chief has been talking about and I think that is what people want," said Foulds.

Julian Walker is a professor of free speech. He said the perception of objectivity will be essential before any review begins.

"Getting someone to independently frame an inquiry is very important," said Walker. "Not just to do it, but to frame it, say what the issues are and say what should be investigated."

Justice Minister Marie-Claude Blais said she's willing to consider any request that lands on her desk.

"As you know, public inquiries are usually done for subjects having to do with the public in general or of provincial interest," said Blais.

Fredericton Police say more details should be released by the end of the week.

With files from CTV Atlantic's Nick Moore