Matthew Matchett’s three-day hearing may take place after Norman’s trial concludes
OTTAWA — A federal public servant accused of leaking cabinet information about the same shipbuilding project as Vice Admiral Mark Norman has a three-day preliminary inquiry set for October — meaning it may take place after Norman’s trial concludes.
Norman was charged last year with breach of trust for allegedly leaking information to Davie about the same supply ship contract, and his lawyers have demanded to know why his case appears to have been treated differently than Matchett’s. But the court proceedings have become bogged down in disclosure issues as his lawyers fight for access to thousands of government documents they say they need for his defence.
But Plamandon said the defence insisted on up to three days for the inquiry, in part because it wanted to call more witnesses and argue that the elements of the offence have not been met. Matchett has already entered a plea of not guilty. “Disclosure seems to have been ready in August of 2018, but we received it in February, approaching the two-year anniversary of when our client was informed he was a suspect in this matter,” he said.
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