A voir dire was held to determine whether Edward Liu, a conditionally accredited Mandarin interpreter, was qualified to interpret for two Mandarin-speaking complainant witnesses at a preliminary hearing.
The Crown sought to have Liu qualified despite his conditional accreditation status from the Ministry of the Attorney General.
The defence opposed qualification, arguing that conditionally accredited interpreters should only be used for less complex proceedings.
The court found Liu competent and capable of interpreting and qualified him to serve as interpreter at the preliminary hearing.
