Canadian Press
CAYUGA, Ont. — Activist Gary McHale says charges against two high-ranking Ontario Provincial Police officers who he claimed obstructed justice have been stayed.
McHale says the Crown withdrew the charges because there was insufficient evidence to get a conviction.
A justice of the peace had issued criminal charges against Deputy Commissioner Chris Lewis and Superintendent Ron Gentle.
McHale had previously filed a private information against OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino, who faced one count of influencing or attempting to influence municipal officials.
He alleged that Fantino influenced elected officials in Caledonia, the site of a long-running aboriginal occupation in southwestern Ontario. Those charges were eventually withdrawn by the Crown.
McHale has been trying to have Fantino charged after the commissioner sent an email in April 2007, allegedly telling the mayor and councillors in Caledonia not to attend McHale’s rallies.