TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1993
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO WITNESS PROTECTION GRANTED EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT
IN COUNCIL HAS
THE GOVERNOR COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO WITNESS
TODAY
(TUESDAY)
GRANTED THE
PROTECTION AN EXTENSION OF THE FIRST PART TIME LIMIT BY FIVE WEEKS TO ENABLE INVESTIGATIONS ON THE
VAN-BAU ΤΟ OF THE INQUIRY CONCERNING THE SPECIFIC CASE OF R V NGUYEN BE COMPLETED.
ΤΟ ACCORDING
THE ORIGINAL TIME A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID
GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, MR JUSTICE MICHAEL TABLE AS APPROVED BY THE
A REPORT KEMPSTER, WHO HEADED THE COMMISSION, WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR BY TODAY.
THAT "THE ORIGINAL TIME TABLE WAS A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE TIME
THE INQUIRY IT WOULD TAKE FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS TO BE COMPLETED. AS
BE HAS PROCEEDED, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THE NUMBER OF WITNESSES TO
BE STUDIED HAVE MADE IT CALLED AND THE VOLUME OF DOCUMENTATION TO
BE GIVEN MORE TIME ΤΟ CONSIDER NECESSARY FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO FULLY ALL MATTERS BEFORE HIM.
"THE
PUBLIC
WOULD EXPECT INVESTIGATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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A
COMPREHENSIVE
AND THOROUGH
ANOTHER
10
PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE INQUIRY BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 16 THIS YEAR.
EVIDENCE 16
GIVEN
AND AT
WITNESSES TODAY,
HAVE WITNESSES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CALLED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
AS
AN EXTENSION OF TIME
ON THE SECOND AS AND WHEN A COMMISSION TO COMPLETE
"IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS STAGE WHETHER FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE INQUIRY WILL HAVE AN EFFECT PART OF THE INQUIRY BUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME IS REQUIRED BY THE THE ENTIRE INVESTIGATION," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
APPOINTED
JANUARY IN MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER WAS CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE THE PROSECUTION TO OFFER NO EVIDENCE IN A MURDER TRIAL.
HIS SPECIFIC TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:
THIS YEAR TO DECISION BY
DECISION R V NGUYEN VAN-BAU
OF 1991)
IN AND,
(A) TO INQUIRE INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE
TO OFFER NO EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF
CRIMINAL CASE (HIGH COURT PARTICULAR
NO. 291
(I)
INSTRAD TO INQUIRE WHY,
PROSECUTION EVIDENCE, THE PROSEQUI OR DID NOT MAKE FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO THE CASE;
OF
DECIDING DID NOT
то ENTER
OFFER NO A NOLLE ADJOURN
(IL) TO INQUIRE INTO THE
он ADEQUACY
WITNESS PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS MADE THE WITNESS BUI DESCRIBE OTHER
OTHERWISE OF THE OR OFFERED то
VAN-XUAN
AND, IF APPROPRIATE, TO ARRANGEMENTS THAT MIGHT REASONABLY HAVE BEEN MADE OR OFFERED TO HIM; AND
(B) TO INQUIRE