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 matt on October 23, 2013 at 20:22

Ah, we're all constitutional peasants - there shall be no reasonable reasoning allowed ...

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on October 23, 2013 at 19:37

It's inaccurate to state that Nilgun was: "kicked out of the Labour Party - as the Journal says. She was subject to what, as I recall, the Labour Party described as "administrative suspension". Stephen Moore got this right on HoL the first time.

On your point, John, about the St Ann's candidate selection, I agree that Nilgun's suspension in one sense opened the door wide to the rule-breaking we now know quite a lot about. (With more fascinating facts slowly coming to light as time goes on.) But as you know, the signing-up of people who don't live in St Ann's Ward preceded Nilgun's suspension.

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on October 23, 2013 at 20:36

As did the signing up of residents in Harringay ward which was swiftly nixed by a very on the ball Ward Secretary (Jon Vellapah).

It preceded her suspension but the axe was surely hanging over her since Claire Kober found out about this in January. No?

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Permalink Reply by 0au62mcjc4khe on October 24, 2013 at 3:59

Having read what the Charge is, while not being Nilgun Canver's greatest fan, her action, if technically wrong, is something that many mothers might have done to protect their child. Again I will refrain from further comment in deference to our co-ordinator's request, it is now up to her and her representatives versus Met Plod and the Crown Prosecution service.

What saddens me about Cllr Canver is that I feel, and many others do too, that she was put in a Council role way beyond either her knowledge, or with respect, her competence. I am an occasional attender at certain meetings and her Chairing at times showed a lacking in understanding of the issue being discussed. This does not in any way mean that she was not a considerate and energetic Councillor for her patch, and many say she has done good work. Strategic Transport Planning was not her forte, nor understanding that thinking people would not go within a mile of Veolia to sweep the streets and empty bins. C'est la vie?

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on October 24, 2013 at 8:39

Who do we write to about this? The CPS? Anyone know? I'm really, really not happy.

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Permalink Reply by DavidJ on October 24, 2013 at 8:47

THis does seem very, very murky. It is difficult to imagine a court finding her guilty if she really did retract her statement within minutes.

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on October 24, 2013 at 9:29

Since when has having an initial chat with a policeman "making a statement"? How has justice been perverted here? By bringing this to court in the first place. Nilgun is not one of the crooks on the council!

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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on October 24, 2013 at 12:35

I guess the copper taking a statement will have written it in their notebook, and it would be difficult for him/her to explain why they had crossed out and replaced a previous comment. So, possibly, what was said may have to stand from a process perspective. I think the most important question is why are the CPS pursuing this issues? The key test (and it is in the gift of the CPS to decide whether to prosecute or not) is surely whether a prosecution is in the public interest?

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on October 24, 2013 at 12:51

I'll put my hand up now and say that I'd do a lot more than that to keep my children away from the UK's Criminal Justice System.

As I said Justin, Nilgun would be well known to the police in Haringey. You may be right but then it doesn't explain the CPS being given the case and indeed their pursuit of it.

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