Suspended vice-admiral Mark Norman’s case put over until July 10
OTTAWA — A handful of supporters turned up at the Ottawa courthouse Wednesday to praise Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and decry the criminal charge against him, though the suspended military officer did not personally appear in court.
Norman was suspended as the military’s second-in-command in January 2017 and charged this past March with breach of trust for allegedly leaking government secrets to a Quebec shipyard. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Wednesday’s proceeding was a routine review and followed a closed-door conference Tuesday between the Crown and Norman’s defence lawyer — a conference court was told has been scheduled to resume June 27.
The two sides will report back to the court July 10.