www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21195269

Barry George, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando, has lost a bid to win compensation.

Mr George, who spent eight years in prison before being cleared after a retrial, was one of five example cases heard at the High Court.



So basically, the Police and the CPS can fit someone up, they serve several years in jail, they are then found not guilty, no one is punished for the original fit up, but after all that, they are no longer compensated by the State for what they have done to them.

Britain, ain't it great.

I'm still trying to digest the judgement because another claimant did win his case !!

Horrifying; I reckon, in this year of Individual Accountability, the police who wrongly convicted George should be tried and jailed for incompetence in public service. Just as I hope, soon, to see False Accusers prosecuted. And police crooks (like whichever officer stole my credit card numbers when he searched my house in 2000 and ran up a £35K bill in Paris) should be reported, arrested, charged and jailed too.

These days - this is the good news - I think they will be.

The Judges have come out of the closet and admitted that the reason Barry can't have compensation is because he "needs to prove his innocence".

British Justice RIP

JK2006 wrote:
The Judges have come out of the closet and admitted that the reason Barry can't have compensation is because he "needs to prove his innocence".

British Justice RIP

... and he was "in the area" (err, doesnt he live in the next street?)

JK2006 wrote:
Horrifying; I reckon, in this year of Individual Accountability, the police who wrongly convicted George should be tried and jailed for incompetence in public service. Just as I hope, soon, to see False Accusers prosecuted. And police crooks (like whichever officer stole my credit card numbers when he searched my house in 2000 and ran up a £35K bill in Paris) should be reported, arrested, charged and jailed too.

These days - this is the good news - I think they will be.

and I bet this happens all the time.