The RCMP have confirmed they are investigating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for obstruction of justice for the allegation he pressured the former Attorney General, Jody Wilson-Raybould, to stop prosecuting SNC Lavalin.
The SNC-Lavalin affair was a political scandal that emerged in early 2019 after it was revealed that Trudeau put pressure on then-Attorney General Wilson-Raybould to stop prosecuting SNC-Lavalin, an engineering company found to have bribed both Canadian and Libyan officials.
The non-profit organization Democracy Watch filed an Access to Information Act (ATIA) last year, and released the response it received from the RCMP on Monday.
“Attached to the response letter is a 96-page document with 86 pages fully redacted because ‘this matter is currently under investigation,’” Democracy Watch stated.
The RCMP not only confirmed they are investigating Trudeau, but also former Finance Minister Bill Morneau and other government officials.
It’s the first time the RCMP has confirmed they are officially investigating the allegations against the PM.
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