The Crown applied under s. 278.93 of the Criminal Code to lift a publication ban previously imposed under s. 278.95(1)(c) regarding an earlier oral decision on a records application.
The complainant took no position, but the self-represented accused opposed the application due to reputational concerns.
The court granted the application, noting that an overarching s. 486.4 publication ban remained in place to protect the complainant's identity and that lifting the ban, with the additional safeguard of using initials for the case name, was in the interest of justice.
