Posted AT 1:17 PM EST on 19/10/06
Judge defends journalist over leaked Arar papers
An Ontario judge dealt a landmark blow for press freedom Thursday, striking down a secrecy law that was used to justify RCMP raids on a journalist they suspected of having received leaked material in the Maher Arar affair.
Superior Court of Ontario Judge Lynn Ratushny said the Mounties used “the spectre” of criminal charges against Ottawa Citizen reporter Juliet O'Neill to try to uncover her confidential sources and cast a chill over the entire media.
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