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In article <1994Mar25.092412.11797@cdf.toronto.edu>,
Fok Leslie Li Sze <a228fokl@cdf.toronto.edu> wrote:
>For what it is worth, the Wired issue contains NO banned information whatsoever
>It is jsut a case of Ontario Government pissed off and want to play Big Brother.
>Ontario Justice deparment (sorry to have used "government") has no right to ban
>this issue of the magazine since it does not have ANY banned material about the
>trial. In fact, I think Wired should sue the Ontario Justice department for 
>lost revenue.

	This is FALSE.  The article DOES contain banned information.
	The article states Karla's plea.  This is prohibited in Canada
	by the July 5, 1993 ruling made by Judge Kovacs.
	Check the 77 page court ruling yourself.
	Read paragraphs 139(3), 141(3), 144(2).

	It clearly states, three times, that it is prohibited to
	publish Karla's plea.

	We all agree this is completely silly, but nonetheless, until
	this publication ban is lifted or overturned by Canadian courts,
	the attorney general and police are enforcing the court order
	- right down to the fine print in para 144(2).


Excerpt from Judge Kovacs ruling:
Full text available on the EFC gopher, when it comes back up ... (sorry)
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[para144]     I address a few points raised by counsel.
 
           (1)  Any evidence as to the psychiatric evidence on
                the issue of whether the accused is a danger
                to the public is not to be reported. I make
                that ruling because it is not admissible at
                the trial of Paul Bernardo Teale. The societal
                concerns of his fair trial interests were a
                significant part of my reasons.
 
           (2)  For the same reasons as above the evidence of
                a plea, which would not be admissible at the
                trial of Paul Bernardo Teale, save as to a
                limited purpose, shall not be reported. The
                fact of a conviction may be reported.