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Sydney siege inquest: gunman's bail to be examined – rolling report Sydney siege inquest: gunman's bail to be examined – rolling report
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10.37am AEST01:37
Jeremy Gormly SC says this segment will deal with five topics:
10.32am AEST01:32
Jeremy Gormly SC is now delivering his open address.
He says the last segment, likely to be undertaken next year and where hostages will give evidence, could run between six and eight weeks.
He says during the closed segment, later this year, Asio officers will give evidence.
10.30am AEST01:30
A criminologist will give evidence later in the week about how changes to bail laws may affect other aspects of the criminal justice system.
It’s important to acknowledge this [inquiry into Monis being given bail] is being taken with benefit of hindsight, none of those involved could have been able to foresee events so terrible as the Lindt cafe siege.
10.27am AEST01:27
Last month investigators spent time in Canberra examining documents on Man Haron Monis held by intelligence agencies.
Because of national security issues the next segment of the inquest will be held in a closed court.
10.26am AEST01:26
NSW coroner Michael Barnes opens the resumption of the inquest saying a “mountain” of evidence has been gathered to examine if the deaths of Katrina Dawson, Tori Johnson and Man Haron Monis could have been avoided.
This will be the last public segment before the last segment next year Barnes says, the decision was made to make the next segments private after taking in thought and feelings of Johnson and Dawson’s families as well as the other hostages.
1,000 hours of CCTV and 200 hours of television broadcast have been viewed as part of this investigation.
Investigators have obtained panes of glasses that match the glass in the Lindt cafe as well as furniture that matches the chairs and tables in the cafe to undertake ballistic tests.
5,000 hours of man work have gone into the investigation so far Barnes says.
9.59am AEST00:599.59am AEST00:59
This morning we will hear the opening address from Jeremy Gormly SC who is the counsel assisting the inquest. He will lay out the evidence we will hear over the next two weeks. This morning we will hear the opening address from Jeremy Gormly SC, who is the counsel assisting the inquest. He will lay out the evidence we will hear over the next two weeks.
After his address four police officers will give evidence. They are:After his address four police officers will give evidence. They are:
The start of the inquest has been slightly delayed and will begin at 10.15am.The start of the inquest has been slightly delayed and will begin at 10.15am.
Updated at 10.20am AEST
9.31am AEST00:319.31am AEST00:31
Good morning, today you join us as the Sydney siege inquest resumes. Over weeks in May and June the inquest heard about who Man Haron Monis was from people who had contact with him in the last few years of his life. Good morning, today you join us as the Sydney siege inquest resumes. In May and June the inquest heard about who Man Haron Monis was from people who had contact with him in the last few years of his life.
This portion of the inquest will focus on why Monis was granted bail when he was charged with being an accessory to murder and 43 counts of sexual assault.This portion of the inquest will focus on why Monis was granted bail when he was charged with being an accessory to murder and 43 counts of sexual assault.
There’s been a battle in the past few weeks as the Director of Public Prosecutions try to keep documents relating to Monis’ bail secret. The NSW coroner Michael Barnes has granted the application but some documents have been released, including one that shows when police asked for the decision to bail Monis to be approved, DPP staff said they were about to go on Christmas holidays. There’s been a battle in the past few weeks as the director of public prosecutions tried to keep documents relating to Monis’s bail secret. The New South Wales coroner Michael Barnes has granted the application, but some documents have been released, including one that shows when police asked for the decision to bail Monis to be approved, DPP staff said they were about to go on Christmas holidays.
Here are all of the vital questions the inquest will set out to answer and here is what we have heard from the hostages already. Here are all the vital questions the inquest will set out to answer and here is what we have heard from the hostages already.
Updated at 10.20am AEST