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May 10, 2002
Hunters turn to the Canadian
Constitution
Three Taloyoak men charged
with hunting narwhals and possessing at least one tusk contrary to the federal
marine mammal regulations act have launched an appeal, stating the charges violate
their constitutional rights.
Saul Piallaq Kooktook,
39, Kokiak Peetooloot, 35, and David Tucktoo, 67, each face one count of hunting
narwhals without a licence, once count of possessing a tusk and one count of
failing to have the required tags on Sept. 5, 2001.
Their lawyer, Scott Barron,
said his clients would be launching a constitutional appeal to the charges on
May 6.
The next scheduled court
date is June 3.
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