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MORE DECEIT AT JUSTICE SYSTEM
(June 10, 2009)Mr MacAskill
I refer to your letter dated 2 June 2009 to Mr Dave
Thompson MSP, forwarded to myself, regarding the above.
Whilst your comments generally are superficial and
do not address the central issues, I note with specific concern your rather ill
judged comment, "there is no evidence to raise any question of a judges's
fitness for office". I trust you will retract this statement and provide an
apology or provide a basis for making the statement.
I would remind you that your own officials at the
Constituition, Law and Courts Directorate have yet to investigate these
allegations and would refer you to recent correspondence with a Jayne Milligan
in that regard - I note that you appear to have prejudged this investigation. I
would also remind you that both Northern Constabulary and Mr Thompson have
copies of a detailed documentray evidence that fully support the allegations in
question. In addition, further evidence has emerged since the original 'criminal
investigation' commenced in October 2007.
Whilst there are various investigations still
ongoing relating to the numerous attempts to suppress this evidence, none have
the remit to investigate the allegations as a whole. In that regard I am
perfectly willing to meet with your officials to consider the evidence in detail
and set out the merits of that evidence. It is completely unacceptable that the
only previous attempt at investigating this evidence collectively concluded with
the senior investigating officer being prevented from following up lines of
inquiry as he intended and the Deputy Chief Constable of Northern Constabulary
lying regarding the status of the investigation. I would also refer you to
similar untruthful statements made by the Chief Constable of Northern
Constabulary to Mr Thompson regarding the same in his letter dated 13 May
2009.
I am absolutely astounded at the culture of denial
and cover-up that exists within the justice system and how this has allowed
allegations against a handful of clearly corrupt officials to snowball to this
level. The time is long overdue for a completely independent investigation into
these allegations to maintain public confidence
in the justice system.
I look forward to your comments.
Stuart Hunt