Police officer Joe Smyth has been convicted of obstruction of justice, a judge ruled Friday. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer, who has been suspended without pay since July 2018, was charged with obstruction of justice in July 2018. Joe Smyth, right, looks straight ahead as Sayed Husaini enters the courtroom on Jan. 8 to testify at Smyth's obstruction of justice trial. (Mark Quinn/CBC)After Madden found Smyth guilty of obstruction of justice, Strickland gave a brief comment on the decision. "The only reasonable conclusion was that Smyth gave a ticket [for running a red light] that he knew was false," he said.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2019 11:03 UTC