Pitcairn Islands Study Group (US)
Pitcairn Islands Producers Coop
| Tuesday, October 19th, 2004 |
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# Reading the various news reports today it seems that the court on Pitcairn will still be delivering its findings on the 25th October but no convictions for any charges found will be entered. This would mean the people concerned will be free until a further court hearing early in 2005 to rule on issues raised by the defence. It also appears that the prison offices that were to arrive from New Zealand will now not be needed until after the results of the 2005 court hearing.
# Pitcairn case getting stranger by the day.
It's already proven one of the most unusual cases in legal history, now there's yet another bizarre turn. The seven men who've been accused of a range of sexual assaults on Pitcairn Island can now not be sent to jail before next year at the earliest.
# Pitcairn's guilt-edged dilemma.
Defence lawyers for the men say they did not know that rape and child molestation were illegal, so the judges have agreed to hear the discussion in February 2005 at a special sitting in Auckland. Until then, the men cannot be formally convicted or jailed, even if the judges find that the charges are proved.
# Pitcairn accused to remain free for months.
The court is due to deliver its verdicts next week but has already said it can not send any of the men to jail before another court hearing.
That matter is to be heard in Auckland next year and will decide if Britain failed to publicise or police its laws on Pitcairn.
# Pitcairn islanders may not face jail time.
Prison officers who were preparing to travel to the island next week from New Zealand have been told they may not be needed until next year, Television New Zealand (TVNZ) reported.
Seven Pitcairn Islanders on trial on sexual abuse charges will not be jailed even if convicted until another court rules whether British law should apply in the remote Pacific colony.
# Interesting discussion on a Philosophy Forum about the Pitcairn trial.
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