OTTAWA—A prosecution lawyer at the sentencing hearing for Ottawa Police Service (OPS) detective Helen Grus argued that the defence was improperly trying to relitigate issues already decided in the case.
During final submissions on June 18, OPS prosecutor Jessica Barrow said Grus’s lawyers were effectively asking presiding officer Chris Renwick to disregard his prior findings and the established facts of the case by rearguing issues surrounding privacy and whistleblower protections.
“This is concerning,” Barrow said, referring to the closing presentations made by the defence on May 21.
“The submissions ask you to ignore your rulings and findings of fact,” she said. “The submissions ask you to ignore the law … the submissions ask you to ignore reality.”…