The story in the Globe is, frankly, incomprehensible. It seems to say a Federal probe (who, when, what???) has found credible evidence supporting the contention a man convicted of murder was framed by police and prosecutors. The story then doesn't deal with the "probe".
Leaving the story's flaws aside, the allegations are hair-raising and we do have a history of wrongful convictions in Canada. Certainly, there is a real danger of witnesses testifying falsely if they can use that testimony to avoid prison. Such danger can be minimised if deals made to secure testimony are open and subject to review by the jury -- here is seems such a "deal with the devil" was made and then hidden.
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/manitoba-police-crown-accused-of-cover-up/article1307740/?service=mobile
Manitoba police and prosecutors have been accused of covering up their use of tainted testimony to wrongfully convict a Winnipeg drug dealer of a 1986 murder.
After spending 23 years behind bars, Frank Ostrowski, a cocaine dealer convicted in the murder, sought bail Wednesday upon learning that a federal investigation found there is a "reasonable basis" to believe he was framed in the murder of Robert Nieman
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And how often does this sort of thing happen, never to see the light of day? In our Government too, facts that affect us profoundly, are kept in the dark. Good title--"Deal with the Devil"...LK
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