The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland, tells The Herald today that the law is no longer serving the victims of sexual offences as well as it should. He says the corroboration rule, combined with the impact of the Cadder ruling, mean there is now an imbalance in favour of the accused, particularly in rape cases.
Law and sexual offence victims
IN the case for reform of Scotland's criminal law, there can be few more impressive witnesses than the chief public prosecutor.
The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland, tells The Herald today that the law is no longer serving the victims of sexual offences as well as it should. He says the corroboration rule, combined with the impact of the Cadder ruling, mean there is now an imbalance in favour of the accused, particularly in rape cases.
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