B.C. Attorney General David Eby reacted strongly Wednesday to news that criminal charges in B.C.’s largest money-laundering case had been stayed, calling the inability to prosecute these cases a crisis.
“I was incredibly disappointed — as I imagine are many British Columbians,” Eby told reporters at a news conference in Vancouver.
He said he learned that criminal charges in the RCMP’s E-Pirate money laundering investigation had been stayed after reading about it in The Vancouver Sun.
Eby said there was an “urgent” need to find out why this happened and how to fix it, which would need the co-operation of all parties, including the federal government.
“It is a disturbing signal that a prosecution of this magnitude collapses shortly before going to trial,” said Eby, who believed it was the largest money-laundering case in B.C. history.
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