Archive for March 2021
“Deeply troubling” Court of Appeal decision upholds Freshwater Five’s convictions despite evidence disclosure failure
“Deeply troubling” Court of Appeal decision upholds Freshwater Five’s convictions despite evidence disclosure failure Press Release – APPEAL – 25 March 2021 Two members of the ‘Freshwater Five’ – all of whom maintain their innocence of a £53m cocaine smuggling plot – lost their bid to have their convictions overturned today despite the Court of…
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Report Launch: Cross-party group reveals results of wrongful conviction watchdog inquiry In the Interests of Justice: A Report into the Criminal Cases Review Commission by the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice The Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice launched its report into the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) on 5th March.…
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