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get
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the fullest protection.
252.
Mr Humphreys :-
So long as he tells the truth ?
The Chairman :-
Mr Humphrey# :-
The Chairman :-
Ar Humphreys :-
The Chairman 3-
Yes, of course. If he commits perjury he will be punished. I think it is necessary that it should be made plain in our
advertisements the evidence they give cannot be used as
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evidence against anybody who has done nothing criminal.
Supposing on the strength of inquiry made, a criminal prose-
-cution is instituted against somebody, then that witness
would have to come forward and give his evidence in Court of
Law in the ordinary course, but he is fully protected from
Commission the consequences of any truthful evidenced from Lefine Comman
Supposing it was truthful and the Court of Law held it was
not and we held it was ?
He is indemnified on our letter. It does not matter whether
the Court says he commits perjury there is our letter. His
evidenco is merely in camera to us. It has not been publisk-
-ed oven although the Government may publish it later in
full. Then if it is wanted in a Court of Law it is given
over again. and what followgoes on that evidence not on the
evidence given before us.
If he holds our certificate he could not be put in Gaol ?
I think, to satisfy you. I will read the clause.
Shelton Hooper:- They indemnify them only because we have greater powers than
The Chairman i-
the Supreme Court. If a witness comes before the Supreme
Court he is bound to answer except when he may say it will
incriminate hinseli. Re cannot say that to us becaune re
give him a letter to whitewash him.
Section 4 of Ordinance 13 of 1886. It is an Ordinance enabl-
-ing the Governor to appoint Commissions ( Quotes ) subsect-
-jona 1 and 8. That means that in the event of criminal gro-
-oeedings he has got to give hiɛ evidence hver again an
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