General Alleges Political Interference in Withdrawn Sexual Misconduct Case

General Alleges Political Interference in Withdrawn Sexual Misconduct Case
Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan (R) and his lawyer, Phillip Millar, arrive to court in Gatineau, Que., on Sept. 25, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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In his $10 million lawsuit against the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) over now-withdrawn sexual misconduct charges, former senior officer Steven Whelan is accusing the federal government of destroying his career for political reasons.

“The military tried to fix a problem that had been identified, and they mishandled it because they thought fixing the problem was pleasing the politicians as opposed to dealing with the root issue,” Lt.-Gen. Whelan’s lawyer Phillip Millar told The Epoch Times.