Supporters Decry Criminal Charges Against Suspended Vice-Admiral

Supporters Decry Criminal Charges Against Suspended Vice-Admiral
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and his lawyer Marie Henein leave the courthouse in Ottawa following his first appearance for his trial for breach of trust, on April 10, 2018. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—A handful of supporters turned up at the Ottawa courthouse May 16 to praise Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and decry the criminal charge against him, though the suspended military officer did not personally appear in court.

Norman was suspended as the military’s second-in-command in January 2017 and charged this past March with breach of trust for allegedly leaking government secrets to a Quebec shipyard. He has denied any wrongdoing.