RCMP Official Accused of Leaking Classified Information Released on Bail

Cameron Ortis, a former senior intelligence official with the RCMP charged with violating the Security of Information Act and breach of trust, leaves the courthouse in Ottawa after being granted bail on Oct. 22, 2019. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

A former top intelligence official in the federal police force accused of leaking secrets to a foreign entity has been released on bail on Dec. 21.

Cameron Ortis, who served as the director general of the RCMP’s National Intelligence Coordination Centre, was granted bail by Justice Robert Maranger in a decision delivered in the Ontario Superior Court, reported CBC News.