OTTAWA—The federal Liberals are being accused of withholding secret documents in the politically charged case against one of the military’s most senior leaders, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, whose criminal trial is set to run through next year’s election. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s trial is scheduled to start Aug. 19, 2019, and is expected to last seven or eight weeks. ( Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS )The military suspended Norman in January 2017 as the second-in-command of the Canadian Armed Forces. When asked how the trial could be affected by its concurrence with the election campaign, Henein said: “I don’t know. Norman was replaced as vice-chief of the defence staff in July, but remains a member of the military pending the results of his trial.

Source: thestar September 05, 2018 00:45 UTC