From: Kennedy Graham
Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 2010 10:02 p.m.
To: Green - MP
Cc: Green - Staff All
Subject: Courts (Remote Participation) - Thanks
Thanks to everyone for pitching in on this.
We won it -- a rare moment of parliamentary democracy at its best, and the Greens genuinely influencing things.
The Minister proposed an amendment that guarantees the right of a defendant to be physically present in a criminal trial.
So, we were able to withdraw our SOP (and Labour did theirs).
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Dr. Kennedy Graham
MP, Green Party
Parliament Buildings
Wellington, NZ
