MONTREAL: A subsidiary of the engineering company at the centre of a Canadian political scandal that tarnished Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first term agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to a single fraud charge linked to its Libya dealings. Other charges against the parent firm and its international marketing arm were withdrawn, with the Court of Quebec’s approval. SNC-Lavalin had openly lobbied the Trudeau administration for an out-of-court settlement, which led to a split between Trudeau and his attorney general, Jody Wilson-Raybould. She accused the prime minister and his inner circle of meddling in the case. Months of Liberal party infighting and hearings into the matter eventually lead to Wilson-Raybould and three other senior officials being sacked.

Source: Libya Today December 19, 2019 02:26 UTC