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Prosecutors ask Appeal Court to overturn bail for Ontario lawyer in Ryan Wedding case
Prosecutors say the judge gave too much weight to health concerns and family finances, and they want Paradkar held before his extradition hearing.
- On Wednesday, the Attorney General of Canada asked the Appeal Court of Ontario to overturn the bail of Thornhill, Ont., lawyer Deepak Paradkar, who faces charges in an alleged international drug smuggling ring.
- Superior Court Justice Peter Bawden released Paradkar last December under 24-7 house arrest and GPS monitoring, ruling he was unlikely to flee given potential threats from the criminal organization.
- Prosecutors argue Justice Bawden "failed to perform any meaningful scrutiny" of Paradkar's wife, ignoring the family's "conspicuous and unexplained wealth" including luxury vehicles and designer items.
- Paradkar allegedly advised Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder arrested in Mexico who faces extradition to the United States for allegedly ordering murders in a 2024 narcotics case.
- The Crown maintains the Appeal Court's intervention is necessary to "salvage the public's confidence in the administration of justice" and ensure Canada fulfills treaty obligations in this significant case.
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Prosecutors ask Appeal Court to overturn bail for Ontario lawyer in Ryan Wedding case
Prosecutors are set to argue today that an Ontario judge was wrong to grant bail to a Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising the murder of a federal witness in an alleged international drug smuggling ring.
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Prosecutors ask Appeal Court to overturn bail for Ontario lawyer in Ryan Wedding case – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Prosecutors are set to argue today that an Ontario judge was wrong to grant bail to a Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising the murder of a federal witness in an alleged international drug smuggling ring. Lawyers for the Attorney General of Canada are asking the Court of Appeal for Ontario to order that 62-year-old Deepak Paradkar be detained until his extradition hearing. In documents filed in February, the Crown says the Appeal Cou…
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