He did not commit. A man who was wrongly imprisoned for rape has welcomed a government decision to scrap rules which meant people who had been cleared by the courts could be charged for living costs incurred injail. Andrew malkinson told the bbc the change was a step in the right direction, but said more needed to be done to support people who were wrongly convicted. Hes been talking to our reporterjoe inwood. He started by telling him how he felt when he was first told he had to pay for his living costs whilst in prison out of his compensation. It seems like a sickjoke. I thought what is the justification for paying the Prison Service because they dont treat you well in prison, they really dont. You should lose your liberty, you shouldnt be tortured by them. I thought, to pay these people for doing what they are doing to me is the most sickening, horrifying, repugnant thing i could imagine. When you were speaking and made this point and express yourself so eloquently that there was a
And the sports biggest prize. And after the wet and windy day for some of us yesterday, some improvements in the weather for today. For many of us they will be some sunny spells, it also a few showers which could be heavy at times. I will have the full forecast throughout the programme. Good morning. Its sunday the 6th of august. Our main story people who were wrongly convicted of crimes will no longer be charged living costs for the time they spent in prison. The Ministry Forjustice is scrapping the rule with immediate effect, following an outcry over the case of a man who spent 17 years injailfora crime he didnt commit. Joe inwood has the details. There are many shocking things about the case of Andy Malkinson. Ajury misled. Dna evidence suppressed. 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But for many, it was the revelation that Andy Malkinson would have to pay back some of his compensation to cover board and lodgings that was most shocking. The very idea of paying, once yo
Impede the counting of electoral votes. All he wanted to do is impede the process that is stated in the constitution, thats all he wanted. All i wanted to do was rob a bank. Take all the money. I mean, this is exactly what he is charged for. And he admitted it. Yeah, you know watching mr. Laura and political defender like Lindsey Graham, attempt to defend donald trump over the last couple of days, its clear they dont have a lot to work with. Mr. Lauro is a real attorney, not like the other attorneys that mr. Trump had around him, he was a prosecutor, and if he cant seem to come up with a cogent theory of the case of why donald trump was acting legally around the 2020 election in the days leading up to january six, its because the evidence in that indictment are so overwhelming, they are hopscotching around hoping to find something, but nothing is hitting yet. Well, of course they wont find anything illegal because they are boxed illegally, they will lose legally, what theyre trying to
All he wanted to do was impede a process thats, well, its stated there in the constitution. Thats all he wanted. Like a bank robber, all i wanted to do was rob a bank. Take all the money. This is exactly what he is charged for, and he admitted it. Yeah. You know, watching mr. Lauro and political defenders like Lindsey Graham, well talk about him in a minute, attempt to defend donald trump over the last couple days, its clear they dont have a lot to work with. Mr. Lauro is a real attorney, unlike some of the other attorneys trump had around him. He was a prosecutor. If he cant seem to come up with a cogent theory of the case of why donald trump was acting legally around the 2020 election in the days leading up to january 6th, because the evidence in the indictment, the allegations in that indictment are so overwhelming, theyre Hopscotching Around, hoping to find something. Nothing is hitting yet. Well, of course, theyre not going to find anything legally because theyre boxed in legal le
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