Human Smuggling: Prosecutor Peter LaPrairie

Human Smuggling Dept: Prosecutor Peter LaPrairie told the judge Monday that the Crown fears the ruling leaves a gap in the law that could affect immigration cases, extradition and other human smuggling prosecutions, according to The Star. The case will return to court Friday, when the Crown will ask the judge to stay the charges, pending an appeal of the ruling in the case of four men accused of human smuggling and vANCOUVER The Crown will appeal a B.C. Supreme Court decision that struck down a section of the federal government s human smuggling law. I m hoping we can conclude this case as quickly as possible and appear before the Court of Appeal, LaPrairie told Justice Arne Silverman during a brief hearing in Vancouver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.