Plans for juryless trials in Scotland are “shocking” and amount to a “serious attack on the independence of the judiciary”, a former judge in the nation’s highest court has warned.
The plans have triggered a major backlash, with the Law Society of Scotland saying they would undermine the justice system and lead to “a serious risk of injustice”.
This would be presided over by judges directly appointed by the Lord Justice General, who would also have the power to remove them from office. He continued: “The two provisions upon which I have commented above are constitutionally repugnant and constitute a serious attack upon the independence of the judiciary. It is shocking that they were ever included in the bill. Consideration should now be given to removing them.”
“The European Court of Human Rights has explicitly ruled that a jury is not necessary to deliver a fair trial,” she told MSPs.
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