Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Haringey cabinet member and Harringay resident Cllr Nilgun Canver charged with attempting to pervert course of justice
Cllr Nilgun Canver is due in court today charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice. She has resigned from her post as cabinet member for the environment.
She is also a former cabinet member for crime and community safety, 2002-2010.
Note from Hugh: Please read my comments below, along with this post.
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Permalink Reply by 0au62mcjc4khe on
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It wasn't made clear on the Ham & High's front page, so as I said earlier, watch the local rags. But I too am a bit surprised the indictment wasn't at least read out.
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Maybe if she had spent more time focussing on sorting out residents issues, such as the 'wheelie bins' in the Miltons area she would've kept herself out of the 'alleged' trouble.
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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That comment demeans you Christopher.
Over the years I've had strong disagreements and occasional rows with Nilgun. But at heart she is a decent person and is committed to the borough, her ward and neighbourhood.
Please let's remember the presumption of innocence.
(Tottenham Hale ward councillor)
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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I'm just extremely curious to learn what exactly she's been accused of. That would probably stop all the speculation.
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It's significant that the newspapers haven't seen it fit to publish the actual reason. So just wait and see because the system is innocent until proven...
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Permalink Reply by ElleCarumba on
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The newspapers CAN NOT currently publish the details of charges. So JJ, it is not significant that they have not. They have no choice unless they wanted to end up charge with contempt of court.
Once legal proceedings are active which begins where person is arrested, a warrant for arrest is issued, a summons has been issued, or a person has been charged, then publishers are not allowed to publish (in newspapers or online or anywhere) any information that would be considered prejudicial.
This is so that a jury only hears the evidence that is presented in court and does not have their decision swayed by outside factors.
So once proceedings are active, a newspaper/website can only publish what is said in open court. As the details of the charges were not read in open court this week, they can't publish the details of them. They will be able to do so once they are read out in open court.
(That is why in some cases, for example the Shannon Matthews kidnap case, there were lots of details about the family life of the girl and her mother published while she was missing but as soon as the mother was arrested, the newspapers went quiet and could publish very little until the court case was finished. Same as with the recent Tia Sharpe murder case)
It is less common not to have some detail of the charges read out at the first hearing but not unheard of. Its not a violent crime, there is no one objecting to the terms of bail etc so it is really just an administrative process. The magistrate didn't need to know the whole details of the case to be able to weigh up whether to grant bail.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Thanks for that informed answer. I hope people now better understand my unwillingness to share the details of the case.
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Elle, I expressed myself very clumsily and meant exactly what you have said at length.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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I'm glad to see the details of this case made public at last. Now I hope that people will understand why I had such sympathy with the Councillor's predicament.
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I hope my neighbour succeeds in her "audacious bid to have this case thrown out". Linking Harringay Ladder with possible serious crime conviction, as the Independent does, could do serious damage to an ascendant housing market.
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Her lawyer has asked for the charges to be thrown out because they are politically motivated.
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