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A judge in the Tauranga
District Court has reserved his decision on whether to lift interim name
suppression for four men facing rape and abduction charges dating back over 15
years. Judge Peter Rollo
yesterday heard lengthy submissions from the defendants' lawyers on why the
names should not be made public before the case goes to a depositions hearing
this year. Tim Allan, representing
TV3 owners CanWest, argued for suppression to be lifted. Judge Rollo suppressed
details of yesterday's legal arguments and continued interim suppression of
the names, past and present occupations and addresses of the four men. He said he hoped to
announce his decision early next week. The charges date back
to New Year 1989 and relate to events alleged to have occurred at Mt
Maunganui. They include rape,
unlawful sexual connection and detaining without consent. The four were arrested
in July by police investigating the alleged rape of Rotorua woman Louise
Nicholas, but the complaints were separate to that case. The Nicholas case is
still under investigation and no charges have been laid. |
