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Originally Posted by jambutty
It is one thing claiming to have evidence but it is an entirely different matter having that evidence accepted in a court of law and getting a conviction.
The acid test is the judge announcing; “I find you guilty of ……..”
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Unfortunatly, Jambo, the judge does not make that announcement in an English Court of Law; the jury decides on the guilt or non guilt of the accused and the judge merely states "You have been found guilty...."
Our legal system has evolved to deal with criminal beheaviour, not with widespread terrorist activity.There are three major problems with this. Firstly, the accused has the right to reject certain jurors and so there is a good chance that you will end up with a jury where at least one or two members are sympatetic to the accused and their aims. Result? hung verdict and retrial. Secondly, the British system is adversorial rather than inquisitorial and thus proof of conspiracy is very, very difficult to make, even more so for the third reason, the signing up to European human rights legislation and the barriers that imposes upon a successful prosecution.