A former RBC client adviser allegedly accessed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s banking information on June 17 at an RBC branch near Parliament Hill.

The lawyer for a former Royal Bank of Canada employee facing criminal charges for allegedly accessing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s banking profile says the case is being sensationalized.

Ronald Guertin, an Ottawa lawyer, made the point on Wednesday, as he appeared in court for a brief hearing on the case involving his client, Ibrahim El-Hakim. The next hearing in the case was scheduled for Nov. 5.

The case also involves an allegation that Mr. El-Hakim, who is 23-years-old, was participating in a bank scheme linked to organized crime. In the Ontario Court of Justice, Mr. Guertin said the related RCMP investigation is “rather involved.”

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