A suspended provincial court judge who faces an inquiry into his conduct had been investigated by Prince Albert police, Justice Minister Frank Quennell told The StarPhoenix Tuesday.
And he said it was Saskatchewan’s Justice Department that referred a conflict-of-interest complaint against Prince Albert Judge Terry Bekolay to the Saskatchewan Provincial Court Judicial Council, which announced last week a hearing committee had been appointed to hold an inquiry.
The actual allegations against Bekolay have not been made public, but Quennell said he wanted to provide more history about the case — and how it ended up before the judicial committee — after it was raised in the legislature Monday.
In fact, no information at all has been released on the nature of the complaint.
The minister said Bekolay had come up in a Prince Albert police criminal investigation into the actions of others.
“He was not the subject of the investigation but certainly his conduct and his role raised some questions,” said Quennell.
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Bekolay, a former president of the provincial NDP before being appointed to the bench in 1992, was removed from hearing cases in December 2005 by then-chief justice Edward Bayda. His case was referred to the Alberta Justice Department on April 3, 2006, and its recommendation was returned to Saskatchewan’s public prosecutions office on May 31, 2006.
Meanwhile, the taxpayers continue to foot the bill for his salary.
Any rumblings out there on this? There’s some indication the media knows more than they’re telling us.
A very tight lid is being kept on the details of this issue. It seems that not even other provincial court judges are privy to the particulars here. A close friend of mine belongs to this group, knows the judge in question personally and tells me that he is in the dark. I believe him.
There is lots of speculation out there but very little in the way actual facts.
Geez, what is it with ex-NDP presidents getting patronage positions and then getting into a lot of trouble.
Anyone remember Jack Messer? Channel Lake anyone?
The same “Terry Bekolay” that lived across the street from me??? What a small world we live in.
Is this the same “Terry Bekolay” that used to live across the street from me??? What a small world we live in! Will be keeping an eye on this.
Why has it taken over a year with pay for them to take action? Is it because we are dealing with a past SK NDP Party President? If so, Quesnel (like Hagel)should remember that justice must not only be done, but seen to be done, and that justice delayed is jusice denied!; the related criminal proceedings have mostly concluded, one bad lawyer is in the Pen, but why has this taken so long?
We have judges here in america that need to be removed