Justice served in secret is a dangerous precedent: Quebec criminal court system under spotlight for holding 'phantom trial'
Further, there was also no information available about the date or location of the trial or details on the charges.
- Further, there was also no information available about the date or location of the trial or details on the charges.
- In March 2022, media organizations across the province issued an open letter expressing their "indignation" and "deep concern" with the secret trial.
- "The open court principle was egregiously violated here, undermines public confidence in the integrity of the court system, creating suspicion and rendering public oversight of what happened behind closed doors impossible."
- In response to the news, Quebec's justice minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette , said he had held discussions with the Superior Court and the Quebec court and that secret trials would not happen again.