Calgary's police chief is defending a tweet he posted which appeared to be critical of a judge's decision to release an accused killer on bail. The reasons for the judge's decision as well as the details presented at the bail hearing are protected by a publication ban which means the judge can not publicly explain his decision. The city's top cop re-tweeted a Postmedia story about an accused killer being granted bail with the question: "So...just wondering (for a friend) what type of offences/offender would be refused bail then?" Sitar, who also instructs criminal law at the University of Calgary, says there are several problems with what the chief wrote. "Bail is the cardinal rule in Canada and that does not change based on what offence you're charged with," says Sitar.

Source: CBC News May 14, 2020 11:02 UTC