Ontario politician had been charged with breach of trust
The Ontario Superior Court has dropped two criminal charges against former Liberal MP Raj Grewal, after his lawyers requested a directed verdict to acquit the ex-politician of breach of trust.
In a brief ruling, Justice Corthorn determined that the Crown had not presented evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. The charges “can neither reasonably nor logically be drawn,” she said.Mr. Grewal’s lawyer, Nader Hasan, argued before the court in February that the Crown has not presented enough evidence to prove its case, and asked the court to dismiss the charges before the defence even presented its case.The Crown had sought to prove that Mr.
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