Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says that he regrets what Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had to go through over the years-long legal battle that came to an end this week when federal prosecutors stayed the breach of trust charge he was facing.
“I have a deep respect for everybody who serves… I regret that the fact that Admiral Norman had to go through [it]… I regret the fact that the system had to go through this,” Sajjan said in an interview on CTV’s Question Period. “But when something like this happens… you have to respect the independence of the process.”On Wednesday, federal prosecutors stayed the charge citing no "reasonable prospect of conviction.
In a statement on Wednesday evening, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said that the stay eliminates the conditions that caused Norman to be relieved of his duties, and he’ll be talking to the newly-vindicated senior military member about his return to work very soon. Sajjan defended the government’s involvement in the case, saying that decisions couldn’t be made “based on feelings.”
Though, he stopped short of offering Norman an apology, something the opposition parties and Norman’s defence team have said is owed to him.
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