QUEBEC CITY - Student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois is once again in a court of law.
On Tuesday morning he pleaded not guilty to contempt of court charges stemming from a TV interview he made on May 13, 2012.
The co-spokesperson for CLASSE is the subject of a complaint by Jean-Francois Morasse, a student at L'Universite de Laval, who sought an injunction in April banning protesters from interfering with his fine arts classes.
Morasse contends that Nadeau-Dubois encouraged protesters to violate injunctions, preventing students from getting to classrooms.
On his way to court Tuesday morning Nadeau-Dubois expressed regret that another student had lodged a complaint against him.
"I find it pretty sad that we're at the level of tension where a student wants to put in jail another student," said Nadeau-Dubois.
"I hope that what we're going to have is justice, not revenge."
If found guilty Nadeau-Dubois faces one year in jail and a fine of up to $50,000.
The case will be heard in September.
One of the most visible faces of the student movement had other legal issues earlier this month.
On May 16 Nadeau-Dubois's landlord was granted permission to evict the student and his roommates for unpaid rent.
Nadeau-Dubois argued that he and his roommates always paid their rent, in cash, but that their landlord did not give them receipts.
