Polish man jailed for growing cannabis in East Belfast complimented by judge

He was complimented on the way he prepared his defence and the judge told him some lawyers could learn from him

A judge complimented a Polish man telling him members of the legal profession could learn from how he presented his defence - before jailing him for six months.

Representing himself, 28-year old Polish national Przemyflaw Pril, caught cultivating cannabis plants, was complimented on the way he prepared his defence and was told by Judge Gemma Loughran: "There are lawyers who could learn from the care you have taken in presenting your material."

Described in court as a prepper - someone who hoards and prepares for a disaster situation or catastrophe - Pril admitted a single charge of cultivating cannabis at his former home at Meadowbank Street in Belfast on April 5, 2013.

He was handed a six month sentence after admitting cultivating the Class C drug, but made the...

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