Hundreds of criminals, including those accused of sexual offences, have avoided prosecution after a "cover-up" in magistrates' courts, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, is to admit that over a period of "many years" hundreds of cases never came to court because warrants were not issued for the arrests of defendants when they failed to show up at court.
It means that the offenders got away with their crimes. Mr Straw has known about the cases, which initially involved Leeds magistrates' court but are suspected could go much wider, for some weeks.
**And there I was thinking that one day, just one single day, we could go without this inept worthless shower of shit that passed for a government fucking something up. Oh well, thats New Labours "cool Britannia" for you.
He has ordered an urgent inquiry because he is unsure whether the failures have been caused by gross incompetence, negligence or foul play.
The cases at Leeds involve defendants "failing to appear" at court when they should. That should automatically trigger an arrest warrant. Court officials should have informed the police so the case could still be completed and the defendant tried. But in these cases the police were not informed.
**I will sleep well tonight sure in the knowledge that when I awake tomorrow they will have balled up something else. Tags: New Labour, Cyclops, Cool Britannia, Politics, amoral cunts
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