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A hearing was commenced under a publication ban, to decide whether or not to allow a publication ban on the to-be-held preliminary hearing of Luka Rocco Magnotta’s case, on Monday morning. Magnotta is the prime suspect accused of first-degree murder and dismembering a Chinese exchange student, Lin Jun, last May and then mailing her body parts all over the country to offices and schools. The suspect was later taken under police custody from Germany, marking an end of the largest international manhunt ever launched by Montreal police.
The unusual request of asking the judge presiding over the inquiry to exclusively allow only the accused, lawyers and court officials to enter the court room was officially submitted by Magnotta’s lawyer. Numerous media outlets collectively challenged the hearing taking place behind closed doors. The victim’s father, Lin Daran, had travelled from China to Montreal only for attending the preliminary hearing, which is scheduled to last four weeks and will be aimed at finding out if there is enough evidence to proceed the case at trial. Lin’s father seemed overly calm throughout the proceeding and did not show any emotion even when Magnotta was walking in the courtroom.
Magnotta sat idly for majority of the time while keeping his eyes closed and quietly observing the ongoing proceedings. Preliminary inquiries are routinely held under publication bans, which even though allows journalists and members of the public to witness the courtroom proceeding, but restricts them from distributing any related information.
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