Chaos in the Bail System As 8,000 Flee From Justice

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THE shocking fact that 8,000 people facing serious criminal charges are on the run in Scotland simply underlines the fact that our justice system has descended into chaos.

The public will find it hard to understand why people charged with murder or rape are at liberty, and that someone such as Simon Harris, the suspected killer of schoolboy Rory Blackhall, can be accused of serious sex crimes but then simply slither back into the community.

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Chaos in the Bail System As 8,000 Flee From Justice

First Minister Jack McConnell says he wants a raft of new laws designed to crack down on bail jumpers. He wants more people charged with sex o...

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