HALIFAX - The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says that even in death her father is being denied justice and she is demanding a stalled criminal investigation of his case become "a priority."
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Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who spent almost 17 years in prison for a crime he didn t commit, follows his lawyer Sean MacDonald from Supreme Court in Halifax on July 12, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan March 04, 2021 - 12:07 PM
HALIFAX - Glen Assoun has reached a compensation deal with the Nova Scotia and federal governments for his wrongful conviction and almost 17 years in prison.
Nova Scotia Justice Minister Randy Delorey said Thursday the recently signed deal is confidential, and Assoun s lawyers Sean MacDonald and Phil Campbell said the amount of the settlement and its details are not being released.