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Andrew Malkinson welcomes Justice Secretary’s move to sack body chair
Andrew Malkinson welcomes Justice Secretary’s move to sack body chair Press release – 18 July 2024 It has been reported that Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is seeking Helen Pitcher’s removal as Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission and that she is “unfit to fulfil her duties”. In response, Andrew Malkinson said: “I am…
Read MoreReport in Andy Malkinson case shows miscarriage of justice review body contemplated rejecting it a THIRD time
Report reveals miscarriage of justice review body contemplated rejecting Andrew Malkinson’s case for a THIRD time Report reveals miscarriage of justice review body contemplated rejecting Andrew Malkinson’s case for a THIRD time DNA evidence cleared Mr Malkinson of rape in 2023 after he spent over 17 years wrongfully imprisoned Chris Henley KC levels ‘severe criticism’…
Read MoreAPPEAL joins calls to address the brutal injustice of indeterminate IPP sentences
APPEAL joins calls to address the brutal injustice of indeterminate IPP sentences APPEAL is part of a broad coalition of experts, civil society and community organisations opposed to the cruel, inhumane and degrading Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences – a form of interminable custodial sentence. IPPs have a devastating impact on the…
Read MoreTime for change: Four urgent reforms for the new Labour government
Time for change: Four urgent reforms for the new Labour government As Keir Starmer enters number 10, we call on his government to take action on four major flaws in our criminal justice system. These straightforward reforms would make for a much fairer criminal appeals system and ensure that mistakes are more likely to be…
Read MoreAPPEAL Co-Director Matt Foot on Radio 4 Today Programme
APPEAL Co-Director Matt Foot on Radio 4 – the brutal compensation test The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that the UK test for receiving compensation following a wrongful conviction is lawful despite dissenting judges stating it is ‘virtually insurmountable’. Listen to Matt Foot being interviewed about the case on the Radio 4…
Read MoreStatement on Sam Hallam & Victor Nealon: Grand Chamber dismisses application, but recognises devastating impact of wrongful conviction
Statement on Sam Hallam & Victor Nealon Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights dismisses application, but recognises devastating impact of wrongful conviction Today, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that the test for compensation introduced in 2014 (Section 133(1ZA) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988) is compatible…
Read MoreBBC: New documentary for BBC Factual follows Andrew Malkinson’s Fight for Freedom and Justice
New documentary for BBC Factual follows Andrew Malkinson’s Fight for Freedom and Justice BBC Factual has announced The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars, the deeply personal story of an innocent man failed at every turn by the criminal justice system. This one hour documentary for BBC Two and iPlayer tells the story of Andrew…
Read MoreCalls to end ‘majority jury verdicts’ after research into wrong convictions
Calls to end ‘majority jury verdicts’ after research into wrong convictions A LEGAL justice charity wants Britain’s jury process changed to stop “majority verdicts” being used to convict people of serious crimes, warning that it stems from a “racist and classist” reform from the 1960s. Appeal, based in Clerkenwell, said that judges should only…
Read MoreThis long wait for compensation adds insult to injustice
This long wait for compensation adds insult to injustice Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, has yet to receive a penny in compensation for his wrongful conviction. Declared innocent by the Court of Appeal last July, he is now reliant on food banks. He says he…
Read MoreI was wrongly imprisoned for 17 years. Then the state released me into a legal maze
I was wrongly imprisoned for 17 years. Then the state released me into a legal maze When I emerged blinking into the sunlight outside the court of appeal last July as a “free man”, I was also an impoverished one. I was living on universal credit, homeless and in urgent need of mental health…
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