“Cameron Ortis was not and is not an enemy to the RCMP and the citizens of Canada,” Ortis’s lead counsel Jon Doody told the 12 jurors at the start of his closing statement Thursday. It is widely considered to be a test of whether Canada has the ability to prosecute espionage cases. It also shows he sent or attempted to send the three other men documents containing RCMP, FINTRAC and Five Eyes Intelligence alliance information on their operations. Most RCMP witnesses testified there was no world in which Ortis’ actions were permissible. There are many answers that Cam simply was not allowed to give,” Doody told the jury.

Source: National Post November 16, 2023 19:04 UTC