Will the media cover this or will it prefer to stick with the U of O banned bottled water story?
SOME BACKGROUND
Remember these remarkable videos about ludicrous arrests of students on the campus of the University of Ottawa?
One student (Seamus Wolf, then president of the student union) plea bargained. Student Marc Kelly did not plea bargain and is representing himself at his own trial.
Kelly, a former scholarship student in mathematics-physics, was arbitrarily barred from registering for courses to finish his B.Sc. degree, expelled from his program of study, and trespassed from all University of Ottawa grounds by the Allan Rock administration.
The Student Appeal Center (SAC) of the student union is defending Kelly's academic rights and Kelly was in the SAC office when he was arrested for trespass after the dean of the Faculty of Science Andre E. Lalonde called police on spotting Kelly in the SAC office.
Ludicrous.
Allan Rock has a history of confrontation with student Kelly: HERE.
Several background articles about the Marc Kelly case at the University of Ottawa are HERE.
RECENT DEVELOPMENT
On Monday September 4, 2010, Marc Kelly was in court at 9 am to defend himself over the false arrest ordered by the Rock administration.
Well the Prosecutor had to ask the judge for an adjournment because she "only realized late Friday" that, after months of preparation, her office had not subpoenaed her witnesses (the many Ottawa Police and campus police officers involved at the scene or in the background).
The Judge ruled that an adjournment was granted but that the onus was now on the Prosecutor to produce her witnesses at the next trial date which was set for:
9 am, Monday October 4, 2010.
Courtroom 101
100 Constellation Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario.
Courtroom 101
100 Constellation Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario.
This means that the Prosecutor will either be ready for trial or the charges will be dropped.
Kelly had obtained a subpoena order for dean Andre E. Lalonde but this order will now need to be re-issued for the new trial date.
If the charges are dropped or beat this will open the door for Kelly to then sue for malicious arrest.
Either way, it will be a long road to the B.Sc.
3 comments:
What was the plea deal offered to (i) Kelly, and (ii) Wolfe?
Did Lalonde show up for the trial? If so, can you comment on him (i.e., his behaviour, mannerisms, was he accompanied by anyone from the UofO administration?, etc.).
"The Judge ruled that an adjournment was granted but that the onus was now on the Prosecutor to produce her witnesses at the next trial date which was set for:
9 am, Monday October 4, 2010.
Courtroom 101
100 Constellation Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario."
So, what happened?
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