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RSS FeedsTop prosecutor defends independence and decision to prosecute SNC-Lavalin
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10 february 2019 22:57:12

 
Top prosecutor defends independence and decision to prosecute SNC-Lavalin
(The Star Toronto Raptors)
 


OTTAWA — Canada’s top public prosecutor is staunchly defending her prosecution of Quebec engineering giant SNC-Lavalin on corruption charges, saying her office must remain independent from political interference and judicial supervision.As a political storm rages over whether the Prime Minister’s Office pressured former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould to cut SNC-Lavalin some slack, a judicial battle to force the Crown’s hand is also unfolding.The company wants the Federal Court to order Kathleen Roussel, the director of public prosecutions and deputy attorney general, to issue “an invitation to negotiate” a mediation deal — one that would spare it from a trial that could lead to a potentially business-killing corporate criminal conviction.But Roussel is resisting the high-profile effort to change her mind about prosecuting the Quebec company.In Federal Court documents obtained by the Star, Roussel responds to SNC-Lavalin, saying that it has no legal right or entitlement to any deal; that prosecutors are independent with broad discretion on how to proceed with charges; and that under the Constitution, prosecutors are free from political or judicial interference.SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and two of its subsidiaries have pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges connected to bribes allegedly paid between 2001 and 2011 to the Libyan regime of Moammar Gadhafi: bribing a foreign public official and fraud.It says any wrongdoing was carried out by two former employees without the company’s knowledge or consent.Read more:Liberals to block opposition attempt to probe SNC-Lavalin affairJody Wilson-Raybould maintains silence on SNC-Lavalin allegationsHere’s your primer on the SNC-Lavalin drama in Canadian politicsThe company enlisted legal heavyweight and former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci of the Torys law firm, along with fellow Torys litigator William McNamara to overturn Roussel’s decisio ...


 
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