Justice at risk say rights group

Published on 24/10/2012 02:32

HUMAN rights group Justice Scotland is the latest voice to speak out against the abolition of corroboration.

It joined judges, lawyers and police in urging the Scottish Government to dismiss Lord Carloway’s recommendation to end the historic safeguard in court cases.

Tony Kelly, the chairman of Justice Scotland, said: “Absent from the report is recognition of the need for safeguards in the trial process to ensure that it is fair.“If these changes are imposed, we risk creating miscarriages of justice.”