OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is a free man after federal Crown prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they were withdrawing their breach-of-trust case against the military's former second-in-command. The criminal case over alleged leaks of government secrets was expected to play out during the fall federal-election campaign. Watch: Mark Norman case lights up question period"This new information definitely provided greater context to the conduct of Vice-Admiral Norman and revealed a number of complexities we were not aware of," Mercier said. Case has been politically damaging to LiberalsMercier said she believes some of Norman's communications were inappropriate but "inappropriate does not mean criminal." The case against Norman has been politically damaging for the Liberals, with the opposition Conservatives and numerous former military members voicing their support for him.

Source: Huffington Post May 08, 2019 11:03 UTC