The BBC are still saying her killer "cannot be identified for legal reasons", but he's been named previously and is today in at least one tabloid.
Anyone suggest reasons for this anomaly?
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I've seen some discussion on this elsewhere.
Suggestion is that NZ legal system is more restrictive than ours in allowing naming of defendants. Not clear whether that is in all cases or just sex offenders. It may well extend until such time as appeal rights expire or are exhausted.
Reason for anomaly is the BBC respect foreign laws while the Mail and Red Tops do not.
IIRC there was a period in seventies/eighties when rape defendants were anonymous until conviction. This was the result of a back bench amendment during Heath/Callaghan era where defendant anonymity was a quid pro quo for the government's objective of anonymity for complainants. The minority government had not got the numbers to prevent the amendment without risking loss of whole provision.
Abolished during Thatcher years.
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Evening Standard's website says that its article naming the killer is "geo-blocked" from New Zealand.
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>> The BBC are still saying her killer "cannot be identified for legal reasons", but he's
>> been named previously and is today in at least one tabloid.
>> Anyone suggest reasons for this anomaly?
Surely New Zealand law can only apply to people in New Zealand?
It can't apply to a British person in Britain?
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Can it?
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They'd have to extradite a suspect to New Zealand ---- most attractive.
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Theoretically the information (name) was passed to someone outside NZ by someone inside NZ. The person inside NZ is both subject to the law and guilty of breaking it, irrespectiv3 of their nationality.
The practicalities involved in finding them and then doing anything about it are another matter.
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...that would, of course, depend on whether the initial action took place before or after the non-naming order (the first one being implemented at the first court appearance).
AIUI, a name was circulating very early on - the perils of Social Media.
(BTW, action is being taken against at least one NZ individual for breaking the order - ironically, he also was the subject of a non-naming order).
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