GENERAL FACING CIVILIAN TRIAL FOR OBSTRUCTION
Trial date is May 2023!
Yes, you read that correctly, 18 months from now.
"The case is proceeding through the civilian court system after investigators referred it there, citing what they described as “the limitations of the military justice system” in trying Canada’s top military officer."
Doesn't this 18 month delay violate the Charter of Rights?
Section 11(b) provides that
11. Any person charged with an offence has the right... (b) to be tried within a reasonable time;
Section 11(b) can be taken to provide a right to a speedy trial.[3] The criteria by which the court will consider whether the rights of an accused under this provision have been infringed.
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