The request for release from prison initiated by the pilot of the stars has “no chance of success”, emphasizes the Attorney General of Canada, who claims that Normand Dubé’s request is inadmissible and must be rejected.
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“Plaintiff’s case should be summarily dismissed as it has no prima facie prospect of success,” argues the Attorney General of Canada (AGC) in a motion for inadmissibility filed at the Granby Courthouse on August 24 last year .
Normand Dubé, who is serving a long prison sentence for sabotaging Hydro-Québec’s power lines, had previously filed a nearly 100-page petition with the Supreme Court demanding his immediate release.
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The star pilot – so called because he has flown many artistic personalities throughout his career – claims he is being held “illegally” and “against his will” and that his constitutional rights have been violated.
Six pages to answer
In just under six pages, the PGC summarizes the arguments that, in its opinion, support the rejection of Normand Dubé’s application.
He recalled that the 61-year-old pilot was found guilty of the crimes committed against him and the appeal against his conviction was rejected. He insists it was a “court” that handed him a total sentence of 16 years in prison.
Thereafter, the imposition of this sentence was justified by the use of arrest warrants issued by the court. The PGC even presented the said arrest warrants as evidence.
No doubt
Normand Dubé, now 61, alleged that there were illegalities in obtaining the evidence collected against him, that the Crown prosecutor in the case committed embezzlement and that his lawyers provided inadequate representation.
Nothing that could impress the PGC, which considers that the pilot has not raised any doubts about the legality of his deprivation of liberty. In addition, it is the duty of the appeal court to “correct the errors committed by a lower court and, if necessary, release the applicant,” he continues.
The Supreme Court would therefore have no jurisdiction over these proceedings. However, this court has the power to summarily reject “an extraordinary remedy that is doomed to fail” or is “meritless,” the PGC said.
The case is scheduled to return to the Granby courthouse on Wednesday.
Remember that Normand Dubé has been incarcerated for two and a half years and is currently incarcerated in Cowansville Prison. The pilot claims to be the victim of a miscarriage of justice, continues to maintain his innocence and denies his responsibility or involvement in the crimes for which he was convicted.
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