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Saskatchewan's attorney general is appealing the court ruling that set aside former First Nations leader David Ahenakew's hate speech conviction.
On June 8, Queen's Bench Justice Robert Laing set aside Ahenakew's 2005 conviction for wilfully promoting hatred and ordered a new trial.
In his 35-page written ruling, Laing said the judge in the trial last year erred because he didn't properly consider evidence that suggested Ahenakew did not intend to incite hatred.
David Ahenakew had his conviction for promoting hatred overturned earlier this month.
(CBC)
On Monday, the Saskatchewan Justice Department announced it would proceed with an appeal of that decision to Saskatchewan's highest court.
During the trial, court heard Ahenakew gave an interview to a newspaper reporter in 2002, during which he praised Adolf Hitler and called Jewish people "a disease."
Ahenakew apologized for the remarks, and told his trial that he didn't mean to promote hatred.
Provincial court judge Marty Irwin found him guilty of wilfully promoting hatred against Jews and fined him $1,000.
No date has been set for the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to hear the application.
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