20 May 2010 You may remember the “well respected” professional man in Palmerston North, Manawatu, who was uncovered with 300,000 pornographic images on his computer after being caught in an FBI operation, many of them were of children. He was given name suppression and sentenced to 4 months home detention. You may also recall the…
New Zealand’s kooky name suppression laws got another liberal coating of custard yesterday when a judge awarded name suppression to a business in Tauranga. We’re wondering if this is the first time a business has been granted this privilege in New Zealand and why the public don’t have a right to know this information? If…
Libby on the beach The name of the boy that killed British school girl Libby Templeman has now been released. He is Hermanus Theodorus Kriel, known as Theo Kriel. For some unknown reason his image has been suppressed until sentencing next month. Just how this is going to work in practice is unclear because he…
The 16 year old youth who killed British school girl Liberty Rose Templeman was today found guilty of her murder by a 11-1 majority verdict, he was also found guilty of indecent assault. The boy, who is thought to come from another southern hemisphere country, possibly South Africa, has been granted name suppression until overseas…
The Press is carrying a story today about the families of murder victims asking for changes to suppression laws and protesting a failed justice system that they say puts the interests of the criminal above those of the victims: “Families of murder victims have made a plea for changes to suppression laws” “They gathered outside…
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