12-07-2018 17:26 via montrealgazette.com

Construction magnate Antonio Accurso will be freed pending collusion appeals

Jailed construction magnate Antonio Accurso has been granted his release while appealing his recent conviction and four-year prison sentence.
Quebec Court of Appeal Judge Manon Savard rendered her nine-page decision Thursday after hearing arguments from the Crown and defence this week.
Accurso, detained since last week, will need to respect several conditions while released, including not leaving the province of Quebec.
Last month, a jury found Accurso, 66, actively participated in a system
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