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Wednesday, November 12, 2003
“Witness plan in the dock as guilty go free: A new system for witnesses has allowed the guilty to go free, and hundreds more criminals are expected to go unpunished because the flawed cost-cutting measure is about to be rolled out across Scotland. The pilot scheme of citing witnesses by post has already allowed more than 100 offenders to escape conviction, while sheriffs say they are forced to throw out more than 100 court cases in the west of Scotland each year. . .“ Herald
“Putting the law in order: [. . .] There are sufficient reservations about the postal pilot for it to remain just that until there is hard evidence that it works. Until then, the suspicion will remain that the executive is putting cost-cutting ahead of delivering justice. . .” Herald. Editorial.
“Pilot scheme letting criminals go free: Evening Times
“Court plan warning: Politicians last night warned that postal witness citation should not be rolled out across the country until there was proof of its effectiveness. . .” Herald 13.11.03
Posted by MM
on Wed 12th Nov 2003
at 1:15 pm
Courts
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