一名法官以公共安全为由,以移民考虑为由,拒绝为一名乌克兰移民达成认罪协议,该移民在沃汉引发了一场火灾。
A judge denied a plea deal for a Ukrainian immigrant who caused a fiery crash in Vaughan, citing public safety over immigration concerns.
安大略法官驳回了向乌克兰移民维塔利·丘比尔科(Vitali Chubyrko)开的认罪协议,他在Vaughan的红灯下撞上另一辆车,造成火灾和受伤,他因危险驾驶而有条件地被开除。
A Ontario judge has rejected a plea deal offering Vitalii Chubyrko, a Ukrainian immigrant, a conditional discharge for dangerous driving after he crashed into another vehicle at a red light in Vaughan, causing a fire and injuries.
Joseph Kenkel法官以坠机严重性、驾驶风险受损以及约克地区酗酒和驾车死亡的历史为例, 未经定罪而裁定拟议的缓刑不符合公众利益。
Justice Joseph Kenkel ruled the proposed probation without conviction was not in the public interest, citing the crash's severity, impaired driving risks, and York Region’s history of drinking-and-driving fatalities.
尽管辩方辩称,这项交易是为保护Chubyrko的移民身份所必需的,并包括一项为期三年的禁止驾驶和相互关连的要求,但法官指出,对移民的关切不能成为破坏公共安全或判刑原则的判决的理由。
Though the defence argued the deal was needed to protect Chubyrko’s immigration status and included a three-year driving ban and interlock requirement, the judge stated immigration concerns cannot justify a sentence that undermines public safety or sentencing principles.
案件将于1月8日再次审理。
The case will return on January 8 for further proceedings.