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Doubtlessly “explosive” proof in opposition to accused double assassin Greg Lynn may very well be hidden from the general public after a problem by his authorized crew.
The 56-year-old is accused of killing Russell Hill and Carol Clay at their distant Wonnangatta campsite in Victoria’s alpine area in March 2020.
However his authorized crew have made a bid to have key particulars within the prosecution case in opposition to him withheld from the general public, together with all the pieces Lynn stated to the police after his arrest.
They argue it may pose an actual and substantial danger of prejudice to the correct administration of justice.
Lynn has pleaded not responsible to murdering the couple.
Lead investigator Detective Senior Constable Brett Florence is anticipated to be cross-examined by Lynn’s barrister Dermot Dann when a committal listening to continues in Melbourne Magistrates Courtroom on Monday.
Among the many proof Det Florence and others are anticipated to be questioned about are Lynn’s formal document of interview – taken over 4 days between November 22 and 25, 2021.
A press release Lynn made on July 14, 2020 and an hour-long recording of a dialog with police that very same day are additionally sought by Lynn’s authorized crew to be saved beneath wraps.
“The contents of these things of proof are explosive, or could also be seen as explosive within the eyes of readers or viewers,” Mr Dann stated throughout a listening to on Friday, referring to the potential for sensational reporting.
Attorneys for various media organizations challenged the suppression, which was not opposed by prosecutor John Dickie.
Justice of the Peace Brett Sonnet questioned what the unfairness was within the media ready till a potential trial to report on the contents of Lynn’s police interview.
However Corey Jankie, representing the ABC, stated that was not the authorized check for suppression orders, noting the authorized assumption is that every one materials could also be revealed.
Media reporting of the case demonstrated the substantial public curiosity on this case, he stated.
Sam White, for the 9 Community, added that the legislation required solely the “naked minimal” to be suppressed to stop prejudice to an accused.
“We are saying the general public has a proper to know in regards to the conduct of those proceedings,” he stated.
However Mr Dann argued that it will be not possible to disentangle doubtlessly prejudicial components of the interview from extra benign facets, having regard to the size of the interview, and the approaches to the appropriate to silence and to Lynn’s authorized recommendation.
He has beforehand described a number of the proof in opposition to Lynn as “extremely inadmissible” and flagged future challenges to its inclusion within the case if Lynn is ordered to face trial.
Mr Sonnet will hand down his resolution on Monday.
Lynn is accused of murdering Mr Hill and Ms Clay at Wonnangatta on March 20, 2020 and of disposing of their our bodies in distant bushland close to Dargo.
Police additionally allege he set fireplace to the couple’s Bucks Camp campsite to destroy potential proof and that in Could and/or November 2020 returned to their our bodies and additional tampered with their stays by “burning, dispersing and partially interring them”.
Lynn was arrested on November 20, 2021. Stays later recognized as these of the couple had been found on November 29 that yr.
– AAP
