Idris Francis Case

[Muncher]

Have the High Court Judges given the reasons for their verdict yet? If so does anyone have a copy?

[TonyOut]

www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2004/591.html

[planetdave]

'Justice must not only be done.

It has to be seen to be believed.'


Well...there goes 1000+yrs of precedent.

[HarryW]

Ummm so it is now reasonable to have a confession of guilt placed in front of you whcih you must sign for fear of prosecution .
It smells, it all smells, ffs Tony's whippings boys or what. Last one out turn out the lights, or just hand over the keys to the immigrant getting off the plane/boat/train.

Harry

[V8 Archie]

That's no different to the thousands of confessions extracted by means of rack or thumbscrews for the greater part of the last 1000 years, so I guess there is a precedent.

[planetdave]

You will find that the extraction of confessions for anything less than treason was not allowed in English law.

Speeding offences dont quite match this criterion though

[streaky]

planetdave said:

You will find that the extraction of confessions for anything less than treason was not allowed in English law. Speeding offences dont quite match this criterion though

I'm not certain that Brunsturmfurher would agree with you!