Former RCMP Official’s Rationale for Disclosing Secrets Can’t Be Believed: Crown

Former RCMP Official’s Rationale for Disclosing Secrets Can’t Be Believed: Crown
Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Nov. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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A former RCMP intelligence official’s story of why he leaked secret information is replete with flaws and should not be believed, a Crown prosecutor told jurors on Nov. 17.

During closing arguments in Ontario Superior Court, federal lawyer Judy Kliewer said Cameron Jay Ortis was not acting for the benefit of the RCMP when he disclosed classified information to investigative targets.