A senior Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) has voiced his concerns about the current rules governing compensation for those who have been wrongfully convicted.
This call for change comes after Andrew Malkinson, a man who spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, expressed his fears about facing expenses for his “board and lodging” during his wrongful incarceration.
The rationale behind this change was to avoid the public being displeased with taxpayers’ money going to individuals cleared of charges on technicalities.
Calling the situation an “insult to injury” hardly does justice to the severity of the issue.