Legal Beagle: Kim Dotcom: We need an Inquiry!
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Rob Stowell, in reply to
BREAKING: PM admits Kim Dotcom was mentioned briefly in a GCSB briefing in Feb; but he wasn't told about surveillance till Sept
There goes that 'fact'.
Heh. Who would've suspected! :-) (btw, finally watched the Campbell clip- good digging there! Damning.)
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Sacha, in reply to
I don't know why we don't have that? Has it ever been considered?
Me neither. And I don't know.
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Alec Morgan, in reply to
Yes an excellent primer.
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Biobbs, in reply to
I don't know why we don't have that? Has it ever been considered?
Me neither. And I don't know.
What are the relative roles in NZ of the Police and the Crown Prosecutors in deciding whether a prosecution should proceed in indicatable cases? Is that one of the things the Crown Prosecutors are supposed to do? (Questions asked here by someone who cheerfully admits complete ignorance about these things). Presumably in summary offences it is solely the Police who decide whether or not charges are laid, but is the CP a gatekeeper for more serious criminal offences? In a really major case, does the Solicitor-General also fulfil this role?
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Do the laws we have reflect a proper regard for the competing values our society recognises?
Those "competing values" need to be looked at, but they wont be.
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Sacha, in reply to
All good questions. Perhaps another post, Graeme (on a roll)?
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged whereas in an unlawful action of fhe state coupled with a Prime Minister who suffers from brain fade and a lack of a good mental facility, then it must surely follow an inquiry is warranted.”
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Oh the hilarity of the fire that can’t be extinguished until all the fuel burns:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10838484
Asked about the possibility of earlier spying, a spokeswoman said the Prime Minister had sought and received "a fresh assurance" the GCSB and Security Intelligence Service had not carried out any surveillance before December 16.
Green co-leader Russel Norman said it could not be ruled out.
He said a commission of inquiry was needed to examine the behaviour of the GCSB.
He said it could be conducted in secrecy with sensitive material excised from a final public report.
Mr Norman highlighted the Echelon of Five Eyes agreement where the GCSB worked with intelligence agencies from the US, Australia, Canada and the UK.
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[edit] No it wasn't. My brain is mush
In the Harold this morning: Dotcom explanation won't wash: experts
TL;DR Lawyers call bullshit on law change excuse for GCSB spying; say Dotcom only ever entered the country under the new law.
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Sacha, in reply to
Mr Edgeler fisks that one in a new post.
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Graeme Edgeler, in reply to
Mr Edgeler fisks that one in a new post.
Does is still count as Fisking if you agree?
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nzlemming, in reply to
I think Fisking is the act of disection for analysis, which is usually done to disprove claims, I agree. Your post is like a "read more" link on the original article.
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Sacha, in reply to
sorry, fisking the PM's statement, not Fisher's article
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