Andrew MalkinsonWho was flowing last year after spending 17 years Prison He did not do for rape, he said that his fight to improve the legal system is not over.
59 -year -old Mr. Malkinson overturned his sentence after years of maintaining his innocence in 2023. He told The Sunday Times His “life was desolate” by misunderstanding, and that he is determined to change the justice system, starts Criminal Affairs Review Commission (CCRC).
“I am not finished. I want to change too much,” he said. “It is a good feeling that something is so terrible and sad that the real change is happening.”
Her comments have come as Dame Vera Baird Casey, who are ready to become the interim president of the CCRC.
The barrister will take the post from 9 June to 8 December next year, and an immediate review in running the independent body has been tasked and ensuring that a lesson has been learned from previous cases.
Mr. Malkinson said that he remained “hot” in CCRC, as well as the government Compensation The plan, which makes it difficult to receive payments for the wrong ways.
“This is an attack on innocent people,” he said.
“This is an attack on the public, because any member of the public can end where I was. Anyone can be the next victim, because there will be more.”
Despite reducing his sentence in 2023, he had to wait till February to receive his first compensation payment.
Till then Mr. Malkinson was living on benefits and food banks from his release.
Under the 2014 antisocial behavior, crime and policing Act, payment is provided only to those who can prove innocence beyond a proper doubt.
The Ministry of Justice showed that only 6.5% of the people applying for compensation due to the abortion of justice between April 2016 and March 2024 were awarded payment. Out of 591 people applying, 39 were compensated.
Statistics have shown that 35 has received funds, the average amount is £ 68,000.
In a statement in February, advocate Toby Wilton welcomed the payment, but said that a cap of £ 1 million should be removed on payment of compensation.
It is currently the maximum amount that can be paid to the victims of the abortion of justice who are incorrectly in jail for at least 10 years.
He said, “The government should raise the current cap on compensation, and the twisted Quarter should end that the awards under other compensation plans have been excluded from evaluation,” he said.
