Deaf defendant no legal right to interpreter
The deaf defendant in the aborted Wanganui murder trial has no legal right to an interpreter, through the Justice Department says it is providing one.
- Interpreting
- Sign Language
- TV/Media
Taonga source:
The Dominion
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1989-001
Bibliographic source:
August 23, 1989, p.3
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