A case against a Canadian accused of illegally importing an assault rifle, a shotgun and a handgun has been delayed again, while his lawyer continues to press prosecutors for written reasons as to why they are going ahead with the charges.
Anton Parygin, 45, who is a Canadian citizen of Russian origin, arrived at Owen Roberts International Airport on 28 Jan. carrying multiple firearms, according to Customs and Border Control officials.
He faces numerous counts of possession of an unlicensed firearm and importation of an unlicensed firearm. However, despite multiple Summary and Grand court appearances over the past six months, Parygin has not entered any pleas.
“When we were last here on 28 April… we had stated that it was our intention to write to the Director of Public Prosecution to seek written reasons as to why they decided to charge Mr. Parygin,” James Stenning, who represents Parygin, told the court on Friday, 9 June.
Stenning told Justice Roger Chapple that legal commitments in another Grand Court case prevented that letter from being written and delivered to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions until yesterday, 8 June.
“It is our intention that based on the details from that letter we will then seek leave for a judicial review into that decision,” said Stenning. “As a result, we are unable to make any progress by way of entering any pleas today.”
Parygin’s bail was continued and he is due to return to court on 14 April, at which time Stenning said he expects he will have received a reply from the DPP.
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