Trial continues into new year for ex-police officer

It`s a complicated case where an ex-police officer was fired after deciding to prosecute a violation himself.

Patrick Robin is fighting to get his job back at an appeal hearing of the Saskatchewan Police Commission.

Robin decided to prosecute a case himself and arranged witnesses for that trial even after the crown prosecutor decided to drop the case because he had a reasonable doubt that there would not be a conviction.

Robin was later put on administration leave where his job was in question.

Phone calls were made to some of the witnesses from the January trail explaining that Robin’s job was on the line and urged them to contact the mayor on behalf of Robin.

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The Police Commission learned of these phone calls.

Since then Robin has been fighting to get his job back.

In a hearing on Monday lawyer Dan Heffernan, representing the police, said reasons for Robin’s dismissal include improper discloser of information, insubordination and misconduct. In a brief, Heffernan said that Robin failed to disclose his intent to prosecute the violation to his superiors

Robin’s lawyer Terry Zakreski was asking to get rid of certain allegations. He used words like redundant describe the multiple explanations for why Robin was dismissed saying it wasn’t enough to terminate him.

A request for a ban on evidence given in a testimony went before the hearing officer.

The evidence will be received in January when the hearing continues.

sfroese@panow.com