Australia Australia - William Tyrrell, 3, Kendall, Nsw, 12 Sept 2014 - #54

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Greens MP and former barrister David Shoebridge and has now taken the stand as a character reference for Jubelin’s defence.
10:01 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Jamie McKinnell
@jamie86

Former detective Gary Jubelin's sentence hearing has begun after the 57-year-old was found guilty of illegally recording a person of interest in the William Tyrrell investigation.
@abcnews
@abcsydney
10:05 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

He told the court he appears as a character reference “notwithstanding” his activism for civil liberties and his belief “protections are important”. He met Jubelin in 2012 or 2013 during the Parliamentary Enquiry into the Bowraville murders, one of Jubelin’s cases.
10:04 AM · Apr 8, 202

Mr Shoebridge told the court the families of the Bowraville victims “felt like they had someone on their side” in Jubelin. “They saw in Gary a police officer who understood them as human beings and understood their pain as best he could” he said.
10:06 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Kelly Fedor
@KellyFedor

State Greens MP
@ShoebridgeMLC
says it's not withstanding his concern about civil liberties that he has come to give evidence in support of fmr detective Gary #Jubelin. #Tyrell
@9NewsSyd
10:06 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Jamie McKinnell
@jamie86

The first character witness is NSW Greens MP
@ShoebridgeMLC
, who's speaking about how Jubelin interacted with families linked to the Bowraville murders. "They saw in Gary a police officer who understood them as human beings, who understood their pain as best he could."
10:08 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Mr Shoebridge told the court “I regard police as a service to the public and it was an extraordinary service to the public Gary was providing” in his fight for justice in the Bowraville case. He said Jubelin would have been “difficult” to work with because “he was very driven”.
10:12 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Kelly Fedor
@KellyFedor

@ShoebridgeMLC
describes Gary #Jubelin as a "driven man" who has given "extraordinary service to the public." He says the #Bowraville families "felt like they had someone on their side" in him.
@9NewsSyd
10:14 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Jamie McKinnell
@jamie86

@ShoebridgeMLC
describes Jubelin as "driven", "unwavering" and "profoundly honest", a police officer who provided "extraordinary service to the public".
10:11 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

@LiaJHarris

Asked by defence barrister Margaret Cunneen if Jubelin was “an honest man”, Mr Shoebridge told the court “I have no doubt in all my interactions with Gary that he’s been profoundly honest”.
10:14 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Prosecutor Phil Hogan asks Mr Shoebridge if Jubelin’s crimes had diminished his view of his character, he told the court “no it doesn’t... I still believe him to be fundamentally a genuine and decent man”.
10:17 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Replying to
@jamie86
and
@ShoebridgeMLC
Prosecutor asks
@ShoebridgeMLC
whether Jubelin's breach of the Surveillance Devices Act diminishes his view of Jubelin's good character, given Mr Shoebridge's concern for civil liberties: "No it doesn't, I still believe him to be a fundamentally decent, honest man."
10:18 AM · Apr 8, 2020·
https://twitter.com/jamie86
Replying to
@jamie86
and
@ShoebridgeMLC
.
@ShoebridgeMLC
says he's careful to not second guess the magistrate's findings and strongly-worded remarks on judgment, but says his assessment of Jubelin's character is based on his interactions with him.

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris (@LiaJHarris) | Twitter

Hogan repeatedly asks Mr Shoebridge if he maintains his view of Jubelin’s character despite the Magistrate’s finding that he “manufactured” his evidence. Mr Shoebridge told the court he does, but said “honesty is an important part of character”.

10:20 AM · Apr 8, 2020
Mr Shoebridge has been excused and former NSW Police Deputy Comissioner Nick Kaldas has taken the stand for Jubelin’s defence. He was also a former commander of the NSW Homicide Squad.
10:22 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Mr Kaldas told the court Jubelin was “a very committed and tenacious investigator” who “always has the interests of murder victims and their families at heart”. He added “I also found him to be a very loyal colleague”.
10:28 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Kelly Fedor
@KellyFedor

Fmr Deputy Police Commissioner Nick Kaldas is now giving evidence for Gary #Jubelin, he says "I found him to be a very committed, tenacious investigator who has always had the interests of the murder victims and their families at heart."
@9NewsSyd
10:28 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

The next character witness is former NSW Police deputy commissioner Nick Kaldas, who's since worked in multiple roles with the UN. He says Jubelin is "a very committed, tenacious investigator who has always had the interests of murder victims and their families at heart".
10:28 AM · Apr 8, 2020·
[URL='https://twitter.com/jamie86']Jamie McKinnell
@jamie86[/URL]
Replying to
@jamie86
and
@ShoebridgeMLC
Mr Kaldas also says Jubelin was "a very loyal colleague" who got on famously with all of his workmates and partners, he's also considered "innovative" when it comes to investigations and Mr Kaldas says he has "no doubts about his integrity".

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Mr Kaldas told the court “I have no doubt about his integrity and that’s why I’m here today”. He added that he believed Jubelin was one of the longest serving Homicide investigators in the country.
10:29 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Jamie McKinnell
@jamie86


Mr Kaldas: "I never had any issue with the results that he had and the outcomes he achieved, ethically and morally."
10:34 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Asked about Jubelin’s work ethic, Mr Kaldas told the court he was “in the top 5”. Saying “he was one of the hardest workers I have ever seen in the NSW Police Force”.
Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Mr Kaldas told the court Jubelin never had any issues with colleagues in his time as his commander and said that “if there have been recent issues...I think there may have been some failures in leadership in not dealing with these issues”.
[URL='https://twitter.com/LiaJHarris']Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris[/URL]

Mr Kaldas told the court he believes Jubelin’s service “has been exemplary” and said the murder victim’s families ongoing support of him “speaks volumes”.
10:42 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Prosecutor Hogan is questioning Mr Kaldas about what he considers to be “effective policing”. Mr Kaldas told the court “no single individual” decides the direction of a Homicide case and “there are checks and balances... there are warrants being issued”.
10:47 AM · Apr 8, 2020

 

[SLouTh]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Mr Hogan asked Mr Kaldas about whether it was “effective policing” to pursue a suspect without any evidence. Mr Kaldas responded “I don’t accept that proposition... if you have some suspicions which has caused you to take out those warrants and the courts have not stopped you”.
10:53 AM · Apr 8, 2020


Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris

Margaret Cunneen clarifies to the court that Jubelin has been found guilty of the crimes, but not convicted at this stage. The Magistrate will rule on that later today.
10:52 AM · Apr 8, 2020