Myles na gCopaleen posed the question,
“Do you know what I am going to tell you?”
Penny Mordaunt, a former Paymaster General, wrote to then-Chancellor, Mr Sunak in 2020 about victms of the infected blood scandal. In the correspondence, Ms Mordaunt stated,
“Justice delayed is justice denied…”
Andrew Malkinson has lived with a conviction for rape since 2004 which was quashed by a Court of Appeal on 26 July 2023. It emerged that there was no DNA linking Mr Malkinson to the crime and the Greater Manchester Police had destroyed key exhibits.
The Law Commission of England and Wales is currently seeking views on whether and how the law governing appeals for criminal cases should be reformed. The appeals process allows individuals to challenge their conviction or sentence if they disagree with the verdict or penalty. Appeals serve an important function in correcting miscarriages of justice and ensure that the criminal law is applied consistently and fairly.
The commissioner-designate of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) launched a public survey on 26 July 2023 to gather views on how the commission ought to carry out its work. The proposed Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill will give immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences and will prevent future civil cases and inquests.
What might Myles make of information recovery? Many people know what happened to relatives and friends who lost their lives in the conflict. They know that investigations were inadequate and flawed. It is said that the wheels of justice turn slowly. Perhaps for some, they are about to grind to a halt.
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