US EditionCrown attorneys’ group accuses politicians, media of ‘attacks’ on justice system
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 30 – Ontario Crown attorneys say political and media attacks threaten prosecutorial independence amid calls for up to eight-year prison terms for Freedom Convoy organizers.
- The Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association, represented by Donna Kellway, claims there are "attacks" on the Crown's sentencing proposals regarding the "Freedom Convoy" protest organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, who were convicted of mischief.
- Several Conservative MPs, including leader Pierre Poilievre, criticized the Crown's approach to sentencing Lich and Barber, who are awaiting sentencing after their April conviction.
- A Toronto Star opinion piece questioned why female lawyers participated in representing men accused in the Hockey Canada trial, citing gender bias in the discussion.
- Kellway emphasizes the need to protect the justice system's independence from political and public attacks.
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Crown attorneys’ group denounces ’attacks’ on justice system during Freedom Convoy, Hockey Canada trials
OTTAWA -- The president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association says "attacks" launched by "politicians, media and members of the public" in response to two high-profile criminal cases amount to "affronts to the rule of law."
Crown Attorneys Criticized Over Freedom Convoy Sentencing, Hockey Trial Issue Public Defence
The head of the Ontario Crown Attorneys Association (OCAA) has spoken out against personal attacks on Crown prosecutors, saying they undermine the “very principles upon which the rule of law is based.” OCAA President Donna Kellway said in a July 29 statement that there have been “attacks on various aspects of our criminal justice system” by politicians, media outlets, and members of the public over the last week. “The censure has ranged from ins…
Prosecutors criticize the attacks received during the trials of Hockey Canada and the trucker convoy.
Crown attorneys’ group accuses politicians, media of ‘attacks’ on justice system
The president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association says “attacks” launched by “politicians, media and members of the public” in response to two high-profile criminal cases amount to “affronts to the rule of law.”
OTTAWA—The President of the Association of Crown Prosecutors of Ontario states that "attacks" by politicians, the media and the public in response to two high-profile criminal cases constitute "fronts to the rule of law." "Whether they are attacks on the independence of the Public Prosecutor's Office or gender-based attacks on fundamental principles of justice, these actions constitute affronts to the rule of law," wrote Donna Kellway in an open…
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