Municipal official in Nanaimo, B.C., subject of peace bond application
NANAIMO, B.C. — A special prosecutor in British Columbia has approved the application to have a senior municipal official in Nanaimo bound by the terms of a peace bond, the province’s prosecution service said Thursday.
The service says in a statement the application was approved by special prosecutor Michael Klein, who was assigned to the case of Tracy Samra following her arrest by the RCMP after allegations that threats were uttered at or near Nanaimo City Hall on Jan. 31.
The application was sworn on Wednesday and Samra — the city’s chief administrative officer — is scheduled to make a first appearance in provincial court next Tuesday.
Her lawyer, Robert Mulligan, says if the court orders a peace bond, the decision would not be recorded as a conviction but could instead require Samra to abide by certain restrictions.