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Who is the new person aged 29? Not hard to work out but one should not speculate on here.

Twelve face judge at special hearing on harness race-fixing charges

 
Andrew Douglas Stuart, 41, pleaded not guilty to three race fixing charges and elected trial by jury.
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Andrew Douglas Stuart, 41, pleaded not guilty to three race fixing charges and elected trial by jury.

Several harness racing industry figures are denying fraud conspiracy charges alleging race fixing and electing trial by jury.

Not guilty pleas were entered before Judge Raoul Neave at a Christchurch District Court session on Tuesday where 12 defendants arrested in the Operation Inca investigation made appearances.

Bail conditions were relaxed as well, with the consent of the police prosecutor Barnaby Hawes. Passports can be returned to the defendants and they now only have bail conditions requiring them to live at specified addresses. All are on bail.

Nigel Raymond McGrath, 44, has pleaded not guilty and elected trial.
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Nigel Raymond McGrath, 44, has pleaded not guilty and elected trial.

Those who pleaded not guilty were remanded to a Crown case review hearing on March 25, but the cases will also be reviewed before then, on December 5.

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Several of those charged were refused interim suppression at a session before Judge Neave on September 11 but the order has been continued while they file appeal applications in the High Court.

Those appeals are due to be filed on October 9 and the suppressions will continue until the hearings.

A separate court sitting was arranged to deal with 12 of the Operation Inca defendants. A 13th man, Brent Wall, is appearing in the North Island.

Three men aged 26, 35, and 71 are still to enter pleas on race fixing charges.

Suppression was granted to one additional defendant, aged 50, who had been refused earlier but was appealing. He faces one race fixing charge. It means suppression will continue to March 25.

Four new charges – three race fixing and one of possessing ecstasy tablets for supply – were laid against a man, aged 29, who already faced two charges of offering to supply the drug.

Another  man, Andrew Douglas Stuart, 41, of Loburn, pleaded not guilty to three race fixing charges and elected trial by jury. He has never had suppression and although the issue was raised by defence counsel Chris McVeigh QC, Judge Neave declined to grant it. That decision is not being appealed.

Nigel Raymond McGrath, a 44-year-old horse trainer from Rolleston, facing one race fixing charge, has pleaded not guilty and elected trial. He got the same remand and suppression was also refused. He is not appealing.

Some defendants have been remanded without plea to the review on December 5 on charges, which cannot be reported in detail. Charges which can be reported include offering or supplying ecstasy. Pleas are expected to be entered on that date.

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2 hours ago, cichlid said:

Two guilty pleas and the rest of these pieces of shit wont come before the Courts till Next March...???

You seem  a very bitter person who doesn’t understand how our society works re justice and maybe lacking a bit of comprehension - read the reports again .

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4 hours ago, cichlid said:

Two guilty pleas and the rest of these pieces of shit wont come before the Courts till Next March...???

watching the wrong smoke signals? or smoking the wrong stuff?? completely false from all media sources , maybe try again when you have ACTUAL facts

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1 hour ago, cichlid said:

Actually and Factually JasonMc you and your brother punched over a senior citizen at the Forbury Dogs.  You used to Slime up Scooby's arse BigTime on Race Cafe and the deletion of a post I made  here  last night brings back memories of that.!. I hope that this sight has not stooped to deleteing posts of Truth like Scooby did.!! I would never , ever, put the management of this Forum under any pressure and would take full responsibilty for my posts. I overstepped the marks here  and was wrong but that's what happens when you hear from Contacts of  people like you, that hit below the belt...  I stand by my statement that the players involved in this saga and that know they are guilty, are pieces of Pure Shit..  ...

I think you have your 'facts'  very wrong - I suggest you let it slide -you are going nowhere on this topic - enjoy BOAY - it offers a different platform

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19 hours ago, Integrity said:

How does an incident such as an assault at a track make it to court without the RIU and racing authorities interfering in the investigation so as to deter the Police from pursuing charges ? Maybe the South Island cops have more Integrity than those further up country .

Quite simple - the Police were involved and ruled no issue -the others applied their rule book - a big non event - you see more at your local pub before 6pm - just a bit of pushing and shoving with no intent -just BS by media

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On 4/10/2018 at 8:33 PM, Yankiwi said:

Seems at least one of Cichlid's facts are in line with Stuff's news story.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/74208617/dunedin-punchup-captured-by-trackside-cameras

Never arrested ,never attended court, no charges ,only fact true in article is warning off track. One commitee member bleeding from ear as struck himself as shown on footage and other member tripped over his own feet when trying to punch and fell into a garden also shown on footage. Wish people would get into their head that when pulled up as being wrong they don't bring up a non event from 2015 as a way of trying to attack my character. And grow some balls and put their name to the post. 

End of subject 

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