Edmonton-East MP Peter Goldring enters the court house after speaking to the media outside the court house in Edmonton, Alta. on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (Codie McLachlan/QMI Agency)
EDMONTON — Thirteen and a half months after being charged by police with refusing to provide a breath sample, Edmonton MP Peter Goldring finally got his day in court.
Testifying in his own defence on Friday, the 68-year-old politician disputed the evidence of the arresting officer and said his Charter rights were breached, including not being allowed to speak to a lawyer after being arrested.
Goldring also alleged he was physically manhandled by the officer and was handcuffed so tightly that he bled.
