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Source-led analysis of Scottish criminal justice procedure, FOI findings, and evidential rules.
Scotland’s Broken Justice System: How Innocent Men Are Being Failed
I am writing this from prison. Not because I have been proven guilty of a crime, but because Scotland’s justice system has drifted so far from the presumption…
The Police, Moorov and the Currency of Allegation: Manufacturing Guilt in Scotland
♦ The Moorov doctrine lets separate, weak allegations be stitched into one “pattern.” What does not stand alone is given weight by accumulation. A handful of thin complaints…
The Indictment’s Illusion of Proof
A courtroom document can appear to speak with the authority of history. When a trial ends and the press reports on its outcome, the indictment is often quoted…
Moorov and the Loss of Doubt in Scottish Justice
In a Scottish courtroom today, a person can be convicted even when not a single allegation against them has been proven on its own. You see the robes,…
Scotland’s Justice System: Ritual or Reality?
Picture a courtroom in Scotland today. Jurors sit in silence, asked to decide on charges that could ruin a person’s life. They hear fragments of communication but never…
My Story of Wrongful Conviction and Police Corruption in Scotland
My name is withheld due to ongoing appeals. I am writing this from prison, serving a sentence for crimes I did not commit. This is the painful reality…
Scotland’s Silent Struggle: False Allegations and the Hidden Cost of Injustice
Justice in Scotland is a cornerstone of our democracy, a system designed to protect the innocent and hold the guilty accountable. Yet, when it comes to false allegations…