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Lawyers for the federal Justice Department and Sgt. Merrifield declined to make any comment on the process surrounding the sealed documents, but sources say they were filed as part of a legal struggle over whether Mr. Snowdy can testify in support of Sgt. Merrifield.

Justice Mary Vallee last Thursday unexpectedly adjourned the legal proceedings in Newmarket until May.

Sources say the sealed affidavit is accompanied by four letters sent by Mr. Snowdy to assistant commissioner Stephen White, who serves directly under Commissioner Bob Paulson.

Those letters contain allegations about RCMP wrongdoing, alleging repeated information leaks that threaten the safety of confidential informants, and the leak of private information about the Harper family.

Mr. Snowdy declined to comment on the sealed affidavit on Monday.

“I am not a party or involved in the proceedings currently before the court in the matter,” he said. “I cannot offer any comment.”

He confirmed, though, that he had written to Mr. White to express concerns about the safety of confidential informants, and included information about evidence of a leak of information from the prime minister’s protective detail for security reasons.

‘The issues raised in the Sgt. Merrifield trial should be of great concern to all Canadians when it resumes in May 2015’

“The issues raised in the Sgt. Merrifield trial should be of great concern to all Canadians when it resumes in May 2015,” he said.

Jason MacDonald, a spokesman for the prime minister, said in an email, “While I haven’t seen the documents/allegations of leaks, I can tell you this: The prime minister has complete confidence in the RCMP and in the professionalism of the Protective Detail.”