The applicant, sought for extradition to the United States on charges related to money laundering for a violent drug trafficking organization, applied for a publication ban on the identities and identifying information of his proposed sureties prior to his bail hearing.
The Attorney General opposed the ban on names, occupations, and relationships to the accused, arguing it infringed the open court principle.
The court applied the Sherman Estate test and found that the applicant established a serious risk to the safety of the sureties and the public interest in ensuring safe participation in the justice system.
The court granted the publication ban, subject to review upon the conclusion of the bail hearing.
