Acquittal of alleged mobsters due to improper wiretap a lesson for police
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 1:42 PM | By Luis Millan
Two alleged Montreal Mafia leaders were acquitted of gangsterism and drug trafficking charges after the Quebec Superior Court excluded wiretap evidence gathered by a joint police task force because they failed to put in place sufficient measures to prevent the interception of conversations between lawyers and clients.
In a ruling that will almost “certainly” be used by Quebec police forces as a wiretap procedural guideline, Superior Court Justice Éric Downs provided guidance on electronic surveillance, castigated police for failing to do enough to protect solicitor-client privilege...
In a ruling that will almost “certainly” be used by Quebec police forces as a wiretap procedural guideline, Superior Court Justice Éric Downs provided guidance on electronic surveillance, castigated police for failing to do enough to protect solicitor-client privilege...
