SCOTLAND could be seeing miscarriages of justice because sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal are using unqualified linguists as interpreters for migrant defendants and witnesses in the courts, the Sunday Herald can reveal.
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Justice system compromised by unqualified interpreters
Fears of miscarriages in cases involving migrants By John Bynorth Home Affairs Editor
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