Canwest News Service - ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - The case against a former Conservative MP who is facing cocaine possession and drunk driving charges was held over Monday until Nov. 16 in Orangeville, Ont., court.
Rahim Jaffer, 37, was charged after he was pulled over for speeding by police in Pagrave, Ont., which is in the riding of his wife, Simcoe-Grey Conservative MP Helena Guergis, a junior federal cabinet minster.
Jaffer has claimed he is innocent.
"I intend to fight the serious accusations that have been made against me," Jaffer said in a statement issued days after his Sept. 11 arrest. "I am innocent and am confident of full exoneration."Jaffer was alone in the vehicle at the time of the incident, police have said.
A roadside screening device was used to get a breath sample from Jaffer, who was then arrested and taken to a Caledon OPP station, where he provided two more breath samples. He was charged with impaired driving, possession of cocaine and speeding and then released.is licence was also suspended for 90 days.
First elected in 1997, Jaffer was the only Conservative to lose an Alberta riding last fall.