The most likely cause of another Andrew Malkinson type travesty of justice is surely the defunding of the public legal system and the increased funding of the police? How can you increase police funding while stripping the legal system to the bone? There's no counterbalance to corrupt police forces framing people to improve clear up rates (I'm assuming that was their motivation). Yet that's exactly what this government has done. #AndrewMalkinson #DefundThePolice

The derails of the #AndrewMalkinson miscarriage of #justice just get worse.... after three years the evidence was there that pretty clearly threw his conviction into serious doubt... but it would be about THIRTEEN years until he was freed....

For the #ruleoflaw to be effective justice has to be seen to be done... the #Police & the #CPS in this case have served both the victim & Malkinson very badly.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/15/police-and-cps-had-key-dna-evidence-16-years-before-andrew-malkinson-cleared-of-rape

Police and prosecutors in the Andrew Malkinson case knew there was another man’s DNA on the victim’s clothes in 2007 – three years after he was wrongly convicted of rape – but he remained in prison for another 13 years.

This is a shocking read and raises the question how many more cases there are like this.
#Police #CPS #Evidence #AndrewMalkinson #Rape

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/15/police-and-cps-had-key-dna-evidence-16-years-before-andrew-malkinson-cleared-of-rape?CMP=GTUK_email

#Police and #CPS had key DNA evidence 16 years before #AndrewMalkinson cleared of rape

No action taken despite 2007 discovery of searchable male DNA profile on rape victim’s top that did not match Malkinson’s
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/15/police-and-cps-had-key-dna-evidence-16-years-before-andrew-malkinson-cleared-of-rape

"Appeal court overturns Manchester rape conviction of man who spent 17 years in jail"

#AndrewMalkinson doesn't trust the state, as it is largely unaccountable, and doesn't like to admit its mistakes.

I hope Mr Malkinson gets to use the #physics degree he earned while banged up for a crime he didn't commit.

#MiscarriageOfJustice

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/26/appeal-court-overturns-manchester-rape-conviction-of-man-who-spent-17-years-in-jail-andrew-malkinson