A permanent stay of criminal proceedings will not be granted merely because threats of violence have been made against an accused and his family, preventing him from naming a person central to his defence, where ameliorative measures (such as giving evidence without naming names, giving evidence in closed court, or using pseudonyms) are available to allow the accused to put his substantive defence before the jury. Threats of violence, while deplorable, are not exceptional in the criminal justice system and do not of themselves warrant the extraordinary remedy of a permanent stay.
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