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Victims must be part of process

It is a central principle of any fair justice system that the process must be open to public scrutiny. ‌

The old saying that “justice must be done and must be SEEN to be done” sums it up quite nicely. ‌

Another key factor must be that the victim in any case must be put first and their rights must come before everything. ‌

But here in Scotland these basic tenets of justice appear to have been forgotten.

The shocking case of Yvonne Duncan, reported in today’s Daily Record, illustrates the point.

She wanted to be present for a parole board hearing today, where the man who raped her, Martyn Daniel, will attempt to be freed from a prison sentence imposed on him by the courts. ‌

Initially, Yvonne had wanted to address the parole boa

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