Barry George
posted by Susan
I was wrongfully convicted of murdering my Aunt in 1993. I was freed from prison in 2005 without admitting guilt and I now fight to clear my name and bring the real murderer(s) to justice in honour of my late Aunt
posted by Susan
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Absolutely disgusting. We don't have the verdict 'Not Proven' in England. Therefore if someone's conviction is overturned because it was unsafe - i.e. the prosecution's case was not proved beyond reasonable doubt - the obvious conclusion must be that the person, in law, by its own standards, MUST be innocent; it cannot be otherwise. This was a particular piece of nastiness by Jack Straw -I remember its implementation at the time: simply to appease the misguided public who assume that all criminals run rings around the law.
How on earth - in most cases denied the limitless resources of the crown - can someone PROVE their own innocence?
This whole issue needs to be referred to the ECHR - it is a travesty.
I have written two letters to the Justice Minister asking for an explanation. Surprise surprise I have not had a reply. A case of the Justice Minister being unable to defend the indefensible?
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