Quebec Secret Trial

• Quebec secret trial: Informant suing police for $5.8M

  The unnamed informant accuses police officers of acting in bad faith by reneging on the co-operation deal and then allegedly blackmailing him or her.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2023
  
• Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from media over Quebec secret trial

  The case was not given a docket number, and its details were kept secret, including the nature of the crime,where it allegedly took place, and the name of the judge and lawyers.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2023
  
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• Quebec Court of Appeal says details of secret trial must remain hidden from public

  Quebec's Court of Appeal has rejected requests to publicly disclose details about a secret trial involving a police informant. The decision was made on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2022
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• Lawyers ask Quebec Court of Appeal to shed more light on secret trial

  The trial's existence only became public earlier this year because a police informant accused in the case appealed his or her conviction.

  Crime

  Jun 6, 2022
• Quebec court chief judge seeks access to sealed documents in secret trial case

  Rondeau's filing states she will take all necessary steps to protect the identity of the police informant and respect other conditions regarding the release of the case's details.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2022
• Quebec justice minister vows no more shadow trials as feds express concern

  A criminal trial in Quebec was kept off the court docket. The identity of the judge, the parties and even the date and place where it took place were kept secret.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2022
• Quebec media pen letter denouncing criminal trial held in secret, kept off court docket

  The existence of the trial only became public because the police informant accused in the case appealed his or her conviction.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2022