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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
I think it is very fair to question the publication ban. The courts are autonomous, but I would think someone would need to request that gag order. Are you suggesting the victim asked for it? Doesn't make much sense as I understand her view is that this has been handled as a "cover up".
So when was the order issued and on what party's request, and why would it happen to be lifted on the Friday afternoon prior to the civic election?
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Honestly it’s a cop out to use a defence like “well, of course the courts are autonomous”. Sure from a high level examination, of course they are. We don’t live in a dictatorship.
But is it possible there are individual cracks in the system? All it takes is one judge who isn’t playing by the rules and who has a vested interest in helping the police/Chu. It doesn’t require a vast conspiracy and losing all faith in our judicial system. Just one ####### willing to help sweep this under the rug is all it takes.