Record Rise in Bail for Murder Case Suspects ; Switch to European Law Blamed for Scottish 'Get Out of Jail Free' Scandal
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SCOTLAND's creaking bail system was exposed yesterday after it emerged one murder accused is freed from prison every week.
The record number represents a huge 20-fold increase in the six years since devolution when new European human rights laws came into force.See the full content of this document
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Record Rise in Bail for Murder Case Suspects ; Switch to European Law Blamed for Scottish 'Get Out of Jail Free' Scandal
In 1999, only three murder accused were released on bail compared with 55 last year. Two years ago, almost half were granted bail.
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