Monday, December 14, 2009
Basi Virk Court backs prosecution
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Court backs prosecution over confidential Basi-Virk informant
Ian Mulgrew
Vancouver Sun - December 14, 2009
VANCOUVER — B.C. Supreme Court Justice Anne MacKenzie has ruled the prosecution properly asserted legal privilege to protect the identity of a confidential informant in the BC Rail corruption trial.
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MacKenzie now is reviewing more than 400 documents that are part of the investigation to ensure they were properly edited to protect police sources without keeping relevant evidence from the defence. She will continue resolving such pre-trial issues at the hearing Tuesday and next month, forestalling the start of the actual trial until at least February {Snip} ...
Read the full column HERE.
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Court backs prosecution over confidential Basi-Virk informant
Ian Mulgrew
Vancouver Sun - December 14, 2009
VANCOUVER — B.C. Supreme Court Justice Anne MacKenzie has ruled the prosecution properly asserted legal privilege to protect the identity of a confidential informant in the BC Rail corruption trial.
{Snip} ...
MacKenzie now is reviewing more than 400 documents that are part of the investigation to ensure they were properly edited to protect police sources without keeping relevant evidence from the defence. She will continue resolving such pre-trial issues at the hearing Tuesday and next month, forestalling the start of the actual trial until at least February {Snip} ...
Read the full column HERE.
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