To protect Calgary police investigative techniques, their controversial cellphone surveillance device will remain so secretive, not even the make and model can be released to the public, according to a court ruling released Monday. Earlier this year, lawyers for the pair — who are headed to trial on 17 counts of attempted murder — argued they had a right to some evidence related to the device and the deployments. In this case, investigators said they gained no relevant evidence against the pair so they destroyed all of the data. But the fight isn't over for defence lawyers, who will make further submissions that their clients' rights to a fair trial outweigh the police privilege. If Poelman agrees, and if the police and prosecution refuses to hand over the information, defence lawyers would seek to have the charges against their clients dropped.

Source: CBC News October 30, 2017 21:22 UTC