RCMP official accused of breaching Canada’s secrecy law released on bail | 24CA News

After three years behind bars awaiting trial, Cameron Ortis, the RCMP official accused of breaching Canada’s secrecy legislation, has been launched on bail.

Justice Robert Maranger presided over the bail overview and delivered his resolution in Ontario Superior Court on Wednesday.

The causes behind his resolution and the proof and testimony heard in courtroom throughout the overview listening to are all lined by a publication ban.

Ortis, who served as director common of the RCMP’s nationwide intelligence co-ordination centre, is charged with violating the Security of Information Act. He is accused of attempting to share delicate data with a overseas entity or terrorist group and likewise has been charged with sharing operational data in 2015.

Ortis was briefly launched on bail and ordered to reside along with his mother and father in Abbotsford, B.C., in October 2020, earlier than his bail was revoked. He’s been in custody ever since.

Ortis is scheduled to go to trial in October 2023.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has mentioned that, by advantage of his place, Ortis had entry to intelligence gathered by each Canadian authorities and overseas allies.