Crown wants 28-year sentence for Cameron Ortis, ex-RCMP intelligence official guilty of leaking secrets
Arguing it's a fitting punishment for someone who betrayed his country, the Crown today called for Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official found guilty late last year of leaking secret information to police targets — to serve nearly 30 years behind bars.
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![Cameron Jay Ortis, right, a former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing classified information, returns to the Ottawa Courthouse during a break in proceedings in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Cameron Jay Ortis, right, a former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing classified information, returns to the Ottawa Courthouse during a break in proceedings in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6985951.1696383655!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/rcmp-secrets-20231003.jpg)
Arguing it's a fitting punishment for someone who betrayed his country, the Crown today called for Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official found guilty late last year of leaking secret information to police targets — to serve nearly 30 years behind bars.