Inquiry to look at role played by state institutions in rape conviction for which Malkinson spent 17 years in jail
The government has announced an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of the Andrew Malkinson case after he was exonerated last month over a rape for which he wrongly spent 17 years in prison.
The inquiry will investigate the role of Greater Manchester police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in his conviction and in subsequent attempts to overturn it.
