But that is not the curious part of the shenanigans going on with her case. It appears that the judge hearing the case yesterday, Judge Maria Pecotic, appears to have previously been a work colleague of Golriz Ghahraman.
The first piece of evidence comes from a Stuff article:
The first piece of evidence comes from a Stuff article:
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Prima facie, it appears that Judge Maria Pecotic and Golriz Ghahraman have worked together on at least two cases, for which there is publicly available information proving such a relationship.
Now would a former work colleague come down harder or softer on a thief? Surely there is a conflict of interest.
This whole episode had a stench about it from the get-go, especially with Ghahraman doing a runner overseas for a period of time before finally resigning from Parliament in disgrace.
Now it appears that the court schedule has been subverted so that Ghahraman can appear before a judge she has previously worked with.
It doesn’t just appear to be vaguely dodgy, it looks precisely dodgy. It stinks, and you can smell the wafting coincidence all over Auckland, permeating everywhere.
What on earth is going on? The judge should have recused herself. She certainly should recuse herself for sentencing now.
If this involved a former National MP then accusations of mates from the Northern Club and corruption would be hurled around with gay abandon by the left. Now we get to watch the Greens and Labour tie themselves in knots justifying this.
Some random impertinent questions need asking. Was her case brought forward because she knew the judge? Did the judge accommodate her? Will the same judge do the sentencing?
Cam Slater is a New Zealand-based blogger, best known for his role in Dirty Politics and publishing the Whale Oil Beef Hooked blog, which operated from 2005 until it closed in 2019. Cam blogs regularly on the BFD - where this article was sourced.
11 comments:
Well spotted Cam. These people believe they are above the law and will continue to twist it to their advantage if they can get away with it no matter how black and white their indiscretions are. Keep up the good work.
It is unimaginable that this case would proceed normally.
Recusal of lawyers and nudges was the proper path.
Instead, the law is tailored to the case.
NZ is now a corrupt country.
Corruption of the highest order. We appear to have no better principles than all the little African countries that were decolonised last century.
She was a sneaky, entitled, high-brow thief over a considerable period of time. A woman who flaunted her high-and-mighty everything in the highest office of the land. There should be sharp retribution. The judge should be charged with poor judgement of some sort for agreeing to hear the case. Our trust in justice is way down there with trust in the media.
MC
Slap on wrist with cotton wool coming up for GollyG !
Her old mate will discharge her without conviction - you can bet on it !
More dodgy court antics.
To misquote the Bob Dylan song ...
"For the times, they need a-changing"
Methinks a senior official in the Justice Dept, or whatever fancy name it goes by these days, will have step in - if it's not too late - to remove Judge Pecotic from the case.
A lesson on how to publicly compromise oneself professionally.
Legal colleagues must titter at the whole debacle.
So much for the Court being independent !
Looks like the corruption of the Labour government has extended itself into areas that we never thought possible.
Why are the Police prosecution not asking for another judge ?
This is absolutely scandalous and speaks volumes of how corrupt our courts have become. The ideal that justice should be applied without regard to wealth, power or other status is long gone.
Cam I love it. Fantastic work mate. You are a champ. Your reward is hate, hate from the left. Wear it with pride mate. We are holding these terrible people to account. Watching with interest as the left scream to avoid more scandal.
Slam 'em both in jail! Getting sick of puffed-up lawyerly crooks popping-up seemingly everywhere one cares to look..
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