Tories want province to appeal sentence
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This article was published 07/04/2012 (5313 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WINNIPEG — The provincial Progressive Conservatives are pushing the province to appeal the two-year sentence handed to Graham James for child sexual assault.
Tory justice critic Kelvin Goertzen reminded Attorney General Andrew Swan Thursday that the Crown had only 15 more days to challenge the sentence, which he called appalling.
“The sentence did not fit the crime and was a questionable interpretation of Canadian law,” said Goertzen. “It needs to be appealed and I want to remind Mr. Swan that the clock is ticking and that Canadians are watching and waiting.”
However, a spokeswoman for Swan said the attorney general is not involved in the decision to appeal specific criminal cases.
Jodee Mason said it’s “unfortunate the (Conservatives) are trying to garner a cheap political hit with a very serious issue before the courts.”
She said Goertzen is showing “a fundamental lack of understanding of the appropriate role of the attorney general” to suggest that Swan would interfere politically in a criminal matter.
Mason said the decision to appeal would be made by the Crown based on the likelihood of success.
» Winnipeg Free Press