Canada: Special Expedited Courts to Serve Olympics Tourists

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 27th, 2010 | Trackback

British Columbia authorities have put in place an Olympics expedited court to handle prosecution of minor crimes that occur during the Olympic Games. The temporary court system’s purpose is to resolve all minor crimes within two weeks in the hope that international visitors will not have to remain in Canada longer than they had planned or return to Canada for trials. Crimes such as simple assault, drunk driving, petty theft and credit card fraud will be handled by the expedited court system. Officials were able to establish the system because they suspended most criminal trials in greater Vancouver for the two weeks of the Olympics to free up police who might otherwise have to appear in court, thus allowing the courts to handle minor crimes involving visitors during the Olympics.

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