Case Thrown out Against Former SNC-Lavalin Exec Stephane Roy Due to Delays

Case Thrown out Against Former SNC-Lavalin Exec Stephane Roy Due to Delays
Former SNC-Lavalin vice-president Stephane Roy leaves a courtroom in Montreal on Feb. 13, 2019. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
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MONTREAL—A judge has thrown out fraud and bribery charges against a former SNC−Lavalin executive after concluding delays in his trial had become unreasonable.

Quebec court Judge Patricia Compagnone stayed proceedings against Stephane Roy Tuesday. She said the delays created by the prosecution “are an example of the culture of complacency that was deplored by the Supreme Court” in its 2016 Jordan decision.