GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – my private prosecution against prison snitch confessions
I will appear by AVL to present my case for Tamihere Case Secret Witness C’s name suppression to be removed . SWC , ironically , will be in Court in person – so , if you are there and you recognise him, please do not name him to anyone just yet , or the Judge will have you clapped in irons .
TV3 has applied to cover the hearing , so I hope the rest of NZ will at least be able to see edited portions of the hearing .
It’s important not only because it’s the first time a serving inmate has criminally prosecuted anyone, it’s important because it will show that the Police ought to have done the prosecution themselves years ago – if they didn’t have such a huge conflict of interest , having created the lying Secret Witness in the first place.
Arthur Taylor is a prison activist and is TDBs blogger inside prison
Yes another dirty saga in our criminal justice system maybe another pay out day for another innocent person sent to prison with shabby and fabricated evidence from a un-reputable source someone has something to answer for here and heads should roll should Tamihere be found to be innocent after all these years.