Sam Land - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:46:35 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Sam Land - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Crown drops case against Waihopai protesters https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/02/07/crown-drops-case-waihopai-protesters/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:30:20 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=53962

The Crown has dropped its civil lawsuit against protesters who damaged the Government Communications Security Bureau listening station at Waihopai in Marlborough. In 2008 Adrian Leason, Father Peter Murnane and Sam Land were acquitted of causing intentional damage during a protest at the site In October 2010, the Attorney-General, Christopher Finlayson, lodged a civil claim, Read more

Crown drops case against Waihopai protesters... Read more]]> The Crown has dropped its civil lawsuit against protesters who damaged the Government Communications Security Bureau listening station at Waihopai in Marlborough.

  • In 2008 Adrian Leason, Father Peter Murnane and Sam Land were acquitted of causing intentional damage during a protest at the site
  • In October 2010, the Attorney-General, Christopher Finlayson, lodged a civil claim, on behalf of the GCSB, for for $1,229,289, including the cost of beer, juice and savouries for staff who worked to repair the damage.
  • In August 2011 the High Court ruled in favour of the Crown and a summary judgement in relation to the $1.2 million damages claim was awarded in the government's favour, as well as court costs.
  • In October 2013 the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Waihopai Ploughshares against the High Court decision.
  • In November 2013, Waihopai Ploughshares appealed the judgment to the Supreme Court.
  • On Wednesday 5 February 2014 Finlayson said there is no benefit in further pursuing the case as there was little chance the Crown would ever see money from that lawsuit.

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Crown drops case against Waihopai protesters]]> 53962 Waihopai three back in Court https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/08/05/waihopai-three-back-in-court/ Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:30:34 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=8531

The New Zealand Government will next week begin arguing its case to extract $1.2 million in damages from the three men who sabotaged the radar dome at Marlborough's Waihopai Valley spybase. A preliminary hearing in the High Court at Wellington on Monday will hear the merits on whether the civil case the Government has taken Read more

Waihopai three back in Court... Read more]]> The New Zealand Government will next week begin arguing its case to extract $1.2 million in damages from the three men who sabotaged the radar dome at Marlborough's Waihopai Valley spybase.

A preliminary hearing in the High Court at Wellington on Monday will hear the merits on whether the civil case the Government has taken should proceed.

In 2008 teacher Adrian Leason, Dominican friar Peter Murnane and farmer Sam Land cut through alarmed electric fences at the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) base near Blenheim and deflated the fibre enclosure.

The trio used the "claim of right" defence - subsequently amended by the Government - and said they were saving lives in Iraq by disrupting satellite transmissions and were acting for the greater good. A jury found them not guilty of burglary and wilful damage.

The Crown is seeking $1.2m in damages, about $1.14m of which is the cost of the repairs. It is also seeking about $400 for providing food and drink for the workers who carried out the repairs.

Fr Murnane said the fact the three had no money raised a big question over the whole procedure, but the Crown was pursuing them regardless.

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