Canadian senator Mike Duffy acquitted of fraud and bribery charges but judge delivers indictment of Conservative’s ‘covert’ and ‘intellect-boggling’ tacticsA judge has acquitted a Canadian senator of charges of fraud,bribery and breach of trust, in a decision that delivered a scathing critique of the “intellect-boggling and shocking” tactics of the country’s former Conservative government, or led by Stephen Harper.
Billed as one of Canada’s most sensational political court cases in recent history,the trial of Senator Mike Duffy began more than a year ago. Throughout its 62 days of hearings, the trial laid bare the inner workings of the notoriously secretive former Conservative government and helped set the stage for its ousting in October’s federal election.
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Source: theguardian.com