Royal Canadian Navy officer charged with espionage

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http://www.theargus.ca/articles/news/2012/01/royal-canadian-navy-officer-=
charged-with-espionage

By Sebastian Murdoch-Gibson
News Writer
The Argus
January 24, 2012

Canadian authorities placed sub-lieutenant Jeffery Paul Delisle under=20
arrest last week for passing official military secrets to foreign=20
interests. Delisle is the first person to be charged under the Security=20
of Information Act, which superseded the Official Secrets Act shortly=20
after 9/11.

Delisle is currently awaiting trial for breach of trust, communication=20
of safeguarded information, and attempting to communicate safeguarded=20
information. If successfully prosecuted, Delisle will face life=20
imprisonment.

Details remain scarce, but some concerning facts about Delisle=E2=80=99s=20
employment history have come to light. For five years he was posted to=20
the HMCS Trinity communications centre in Halifax, which has been=20
referred to by some media sources as a vital =E2=80=9Cnerve center=E2=80=9D=
 for the=20
Canadian Navy. Additionally, the center would have handled important=20
intelligence from Britain, the United States, and Australia.

Given the nature of the case, authorities have been hesitant to discuss=20
the nature or severity of the breach. The RCMP, which is spearheading=20
the investigation, is not willing to discuss details with media sources;=20
however, Defense Minister Peter McKay has spoken about the matter=20
publicly. He is refusing to speculate on the nature of the leaked=20
information or its destination but offered reassurances that our allies=20
do not suspect that this incident reflects on Canada.

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