Trial’s existence only became public because police informant accused in case appealed conviction
The chief judge of Quebec court has filed a motion with the Court of Appeal to get information under seal regarding a so-called secret trial held in the province and about which even she has been kept in the dark.
“The intervenor, after having read the redacted version of the judgment, carried out without success all the possible checks with the various judges who had assumed management functions within the court during the period likely to be covered by the situation,” Rondeau’s application said. The initial case had no official docket number. The nature of the alleged crime and the jurisdiction where it occurred were kept secret, as was the police force involved. The names of the lawyers and judge who participated in the case were also not disclosed.
Last week, Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said the Quebec Crown was not involved in the case and that senior leadership among the Quebec court and Quebec Superior Court agreed cases should not take place under such secrecy.
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