Pending crime book withdrawn
The book Les assassins de la mafia, on the subject of mob hitman Frédérick Silva, was just about to be published when it was withdrawn from sale by court order because it contains information likely to compromise future trials.
Nicholas 15:44 on 2026-04-01 Permalink
The parties seem to disagree on whether the book has information covered by a prior publication ban, which would be a no no in Canada, but if not this would not be a good precedent. But this is just a temporary ruling until they can look at it next week. Still not a great look.