Alberta defends prosecutor in RCMP case

Alberta Justice is refusing to explain why a senior Crown prosecutor appeared to mislead the court about the extent of an assault by a Mountie on a prisoner.

Fort Saskatchewan Crown prosecutor Kevin Fotty resigned as of last Friday. In an email Monday, Alberta Justice spokeswoman Carla Jones said Fotty’s resignation had nothing to do with his conduct in the prosecution of Bonnyville RCMP Const. Shawn Kropielniski for the assault of Eric Ouellette.

“The review of the Ouellette file has been completed, and we have every confidence in the way the Crown handled the case,” Jones said in an email.

Jones said Alberta Justice would not explain what happened in this case because it “could quickly lead to a form of ‘trial by public opinion.’

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/06/20/edmonton-rcmp-crown-prosecutor.html
Jun 21, 2011 7:34 AM MT