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Chief Justice defends granting of bail to alleged violent teen who absconded last week

Chief Justice defends granting of bail to alleged violent teen who absconded last week

Chief Justice Michael Grant has issued a rare public statement in the wake of public outrage over a young offender being granted bail to fly to Lajamanu on a taxpayer-funded chartered plane for a funeral that he later absconded from, telling the public their criticism of the situation is misguided and that they fail to understand “the circumstances of compassionate bail”, while also criticising the current legislation.

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