Pingoatuk Kolola, shown in a sketch from his 2010 murder trial, can apply for early parole after winning a “faint hope” clause application in court in Kimmirut Wednesday. A jury decided Kolola, who has been behind bars since shooting RCMP Const. Douglas Scott, can ask the Parole Board of Canada for early release several years sooner than his sentence for first-degree murder allowed. (File photo)
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Kimmirut jury gives killer of RCMP officer chance to seek parole hearing several years earlier than his sentence allowed
A jury in Kimmirut has granted convicted murderer Pingoatuk Kolola’s “faint hope” application for parole eligibility, several years earlier than his original sentence of 25 years without the possibility of parole.
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