This is because the Crown must get permission from the provincial Attorney General before he or she may prosecute
an offence as a hate crime.
Not exact matches
We speak
as new figures are released showing more than 6,000 alleged
hate crimes and incidents were reported to police since the middle of June, prompting a review of how police forces handle such
offences.
We all want the highest level of protection of our privacy and security of our data; and at the same time, we want to know that those guilty of heinous
offences (such
as terrorism,
hate crime etc.) can be brought to justice quickly.