Efforts to have the publication ban lifted on evidence heard during the mental fitness hearing of accused murderer Kai-Ji Adam Lo have been quashed by a provincial court judge in Vancouver who, on Thursday, dismissed an application filed by a media consortium.

In his decision, Judge Reginald Harris said the benefits of keeping the publication ban in place will assist in Lo receiving a fair trial "in this highly public matter."

"I understand, and I'm troubled, about limiting the freedom of expression, or delaying it for a period of time," Harris said. "That said ... in my view the benefits of the ban outweigh the negative effects."

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