Dr Rick Bradford blogs on Operation Soteria & pressures that will make it difficult for defendants in UK sexual assault cases to get justice ie a move away from “prosecutors must always act in the interests of justice & not solely for the purpose of obtaining a conviction”. Some extracts in comments

wntk · 2022-12-27T01:22:33+00:00

"All the cases against Liam Allen, Isaac Itiary, Danny Kay and Samuel Armstrong collapsed within a week or so of each other due to the very late disclosure of mobile phone evidence which disproved the complainants claims. Liam Allen, Isaac Itiary and Samuel Armstrong narrowly avoided long prison sentences. Danny Kay was not so lucky – the evidence which exonerated him came to light only after he had served four years of a four and half year sentence. But none of these men need ever have been charged if the police had done their job."

Confident_Notice975 · 2022-12-27T06:34:28+00:00

I honestly can't tell if people actually care about SA or just like to spread rumors and sound good for each other talking about things and pursuing "justice". These past couple years I've had multiple 30 y/o women SA me and.. people just kinda laugh and say "oh maybe she was being kinky"

But then I had my life destroyed because an ex imagined some date rape stuff about me.

So I am not really sure how society even works anymore. The further I come along the more I realize people are just dumb and like to gossip and look good for each other.

wntk · 2022-12-27T01:24:04+00:00

"These disclosure failures led to the CPS being obliged to conduct an investigation. The resulting report was a disgraceful exercise in obfuscation (for details see section 19.7 of my book, The Empathy Gap). However, the Justice Select Committee, whose job it is to oversee matters independently of the Ministry of Justice, did very much better in their investigation. Here are some key extracts from the Select Committee’s report,

“…disclosure errors have led to miscarriages of justice and…some people have gone to prison as a result.”

“It is disappointing that we have heard the same issues raised throughout this inquiry as have been noted by inquiries as far back as 2011, and it is further disappointing that the Attorney General in place at the time of inquiry stated to us that he was aware of problems going back as far as 1996 but yet the problem had persisted and apparently worsened under his watch.”

“We conclude that disclosure failures have been widely acknowledged for many years but have gone unresolved…. This was not aided by data collected by the Crown Prosecution Service which might have underestimated the number of cases which were stopped with disclosure errors by around 90%.”

“The Code for Crown Prosecutors is clear ‘Prosecutors must be fair, independent and objective… Prosecutors must always act in the interests of justice and not solely for the purpose of obtaining a conviction’.” (my emphasis)

“It is fundamentally important that all police officers recognise both that they are searching for the truth; and that they have core disclosure duties which are central to the criminal justice process..” (my emphasis)

“It is important that those who come forward to report serious offences, particularly those of a sexual or otherwise sensitive nature, are treated by investigators with respect and sensitivity. Their personal information should be handled in the same way and in accordance with their rights to privacy, where that is consistent with the interest of justice. The law is clear in that the right to a fair trial is an absolute right which cannot be violated to protect the right to privacy.” (my emphasis).

“We expect the next Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to proactively address disclosure throughout their tenure.”

StripedFalafel · 2022-12-27T04:04:57+00:00

I'm aware of a recent case here in NSW where the police deleted exonerating evidence from the phone of the accused. The accused was cleared on retrial but that may not be the end of the matter.

equalRights111 · 2022-12-27T07:25:25+00:00

Makes you wonder how many people right now are in prison, while being completely innocent.

wntk · 2022-12-27T01:24:38+00:00

"The Select Committee did their job. But making progress against the feminist state is like brushing water uphill: inevitably it comes right back again. The public’s memory, and hence concern, rapidly evaporates. Having given it a couple of years, the feminists were on the march again, demanding that more men are sent to prison."

wntk · 2022-12-27T01:47:39+00:00

"The Prime Minister, then Boris Johnson, all but acceded to Baird’s demands. He promised that the cross-government crime and justice task force, which he led, would impose targets on the police to refer more “high quality” rape cases. He also promised to impose targets on the CPS to prosecute both a greater volume of cases and a greater proportion of cases. Absolutely no political interference in the justice process there then.

What is a “high quality” rape case? It is one with a high probability of gaining conviction. And how, exactly, are the police supposed to improve the “quality” of rape cases? Well, that’s simple. They try hard to build a prosecution case, but they put no effort into finding exculpatory evidence. In other words they revert to the negligent practices which led to the debacles of the recent past – disclosures failures. And whilst this is strictly a police failure, one sees clearly now how the political system pushes the police in that direction. In this instance by a Prime Minister with insufficient wisdom or awareness or the balls to stand up to the feminist lobby – powerfully represented by the Victims Commissioner. In that respect he differs from the rest of Parliament not one bit."

wntk · 2022-12-27T02:35:14+00:00

"Quote: “Close joint working from the very start of an investigation means we can build the best possible cases more quickly. With police going to the CPS earlier in the process and more often, the rise in charging decisions will lead to more trials and more convictions. Early advice in these cases has been key in helping us use our joint resources more effectively and narrow the gap between the number of offences reported to the police and cases going to court.”

Note how flagrantly this contravenes the Select Committee’s guidance. The clear intention, openly declared here, is that the prosecution service shall direct the police investigation in order to “build the best possible case”. This means the best case for the prosecution. The Select Committee make abundantly clear that that is NOT what the police should do. I quote again: “It is fundamentally important that all police officers recognise that they are searching for the truth”. But political pressure, acting through the CPS, impinges upon the police and is instrumental in encouraging their failure to investigate or disclose exculpatory evidence. This is political corruption of the criminal justice process."

wntk · 2022-12-27T03:01:35+00:00

"Yet again: consulting a prosecutor “to talk through the evidence needed to build and strengthen the case” will not relate to exculpatory evidence, will it? They are setting up a process to drive disclosure failure. This is knowing and deliberate. And note that it is the CPS exerting this pressure on the police, albeit upon a police force now very willing to comply, led in many cases by female chief constables. (15 of the 46 chief constables are women as of July 2021)."

wntk · 2022-12-27T02:52:48+00:00

"Sexual assault cases hinge upon consent. Is the conduct of the alleged victim relevant to the issue of consent? Clearly the answer is “yes”. Indeed, because the DPP has already stated his reluctance to investigate IT equipment thoroughly, the complainant’s behaviour and conduct is about all there may be to go on – beyond the testimony of the two involved parties. The defendant is already being placed in a position of having to demonstrate his innocence, despite this being contrary to the accepted principle of justice, and now all means of doing so are being denied him – deliberately."

wntk · 2022-12-27T02:58:46+00:00

"It could not be clearer: there is a deliberate policy to operate directly contrary to the Select Committee’s guidance. Their guidance was specifically to avoid disclosure failures, as well as serving the wider interests of true justice. Operation Soteria is the name given to the CPS’s drive to implement this process of undermining true justice. What lies behind this is a feminist organisation of that name which we have imported from the USA."

TheSnesLord · 2022-12-29T01:46:46+00:00

Just searched for anything against Operation Soteria, and just got slews and slews of articles praising and celebrating this disgraceful practice.

I would imagine that all the braindead normies and sheeps will be praising this as well despite knowing nothing about it nor the roots of it, instead purely based on being told "It Protects Women and Girls!!".

The surface message/goal of Operation Soteria is designed to pull on people's heartstrings and exploit gynocentrism. Therefore I think it's clear that this has already been lost, I really cannot see this method of law being rescinded at all, ever. I would loved to be proved wrong of course.

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