LAWYERS for former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson yesterday accused the Crown of engaging in “wholly improper conduct” for allegedly conducting meetings with two key prosecution witnesses and their lawyers to discuss how the evidence they would eventually give against Gibson should be “edited” or “amended”.

Edward Fitzgerald QC, lead defence attorney, said it was “wholly improper” for police to invite the prosecution’s lead witnesses to a meeting to “discuss amongst themselves” which evidence will be given against the accused, and even worse if the witnesses’ lawyers are saying “leave that bit out, put that bit in”...

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