Appeals court rules in favour of men filmed piloting small boats after prosecutors ‘misunderstood’ law

The convictions of four asylum seekers for driving small boats across the Channel have been found unsafe by the court of appeal in a ruling that identified systemic failings in such prosecutions.

The three judges in the case said the convictions “must be quashed in due course”. Three of the men who appealed had their convictions quashed on Tuesday; a fourth man’s appeal is pending as the Crown Prosecution Service is seeking a retrial of his case.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Here they come, the forlorn teens with backpacks. It’s Duke of Edinburgh season | Adrian Chiles

The countryside is suddenly full of exhausted youngsters. Even my cheery sympathy…

Lucy Letby ‘stunned’ by death of baby she is accused of murdering

Nurse allegedly killed one-day-old twin boy by injecting air into his blood…

Number of new weekly coronavirus cases at record high, says WHO

Announcement comes as Covid deaths increased by 27% in Europe week on…