Some of the individuals and organizations consulted by LAC argued against releasing any of the information, warning it could be embarrassing or lead to prosecutions of the alleged war criminals.
These "worries" should be damning enough as is, but unfortunately most people aren't going to pay attention without some trial. Even then...
“A few stakeholders were concerned that the release of the report would result in new legal action (criminal prosecution, citizen revocation, or otherwise) being brought against the individuals named in the report,” a summary of the library’s discussions noted.
Just outright saying "we can't release this list because people on it would be prosecuted for their crimes, which is obviously a bad thing".
Other stakeholders who advised LAC worried the list would embarrass Canada’s Ukrainian community or be used by Russians for propaganda purposes, the records show.
Lol this is taking the principle that governmental data releases should not cause harm to private citizens to a ridiculous conclusion. I kind of have a feeling some middle managers got told to write down a rationale, they had a stream of consciousness meeting and no one botheted editing after.
Pretty sure the Canadian courts have said, several times, that prosecution of war crimes would never be allowed, and they've said it consistently in every case on the matter which I think is literaly soemthing absurd like two cases in the mid 90s before people finally gave up.
These "worries" should be damning enough as is, but unfortunately most people aren't going to pay attention without some trial. Even then...
Just outright saying "we can't release this list because people on it would be prosecuted for their crimes, which is obviously a bad thing".
"Reality is Russian propaganda"
Lol this is taking the principle that governmental data releases should not cause harm to private citizens to a ridiculous conclusion. I kind of have a feeling some middle managers got told to write down a rationale, they had a stream of consciousness meeting and no one botheted editing after.
our domestic Nazi Statue Erection Society really does not need any assistance embarrassing itself
Pretty sure the Canadian courts have said, several times, that prosecution of war crimes would never be allowed, and they've said it consistently in every case on the matter which I think is literaly soemthing absurd like two cases in the mid 90s before people finally gave up.