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Former SNC-Lavalin executive vice-president Sami Bebawi has been found guilty on all counts at his fraud and corruption trial.

Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer refused a request by Crown prosecutor Anne-Marie Manoukian that Bebawi be held in custody until a sentencing hearing on Thursday, saying his behaviour had not raised fears of him becoming a fugitive.

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Bebawi, 73, courteously shook hands with Crown prosecutors before leaving the courthouse with his defence team. He refused to comment.

Manoukian said the jury had to study a large number of documents during its more than three days of deliberations, including evidence on foreign holdings, expert testimony on forensic accounting and legal concepts involved in the charges.

“We’d like to thank the members of the jury for their devotion to this trial as well as the deliberations and the work they had to do to render justice in this complex case,” she said.