Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has blasted the “Victorian secrecy” of the parole system ahead of a hearing which could see the man who threw acid in his face released from jail.

Findlay said while he knows a parole hearing for his attacker, William Burns, will take place on Wednesday, he does not now where it will take place or who will be present at it.

He also said he would not be told the reasons why his attacker would be granted or denied parole.

Burns was given a 15-year sentence in 2017, with the judge ordering him to spend ten years in custody before spending a five years under supervision after his release.

In Scotland, prisoners sentenced to four years or more in jail become eligible to be considered for parole after having served half of their sentence.

But Fin

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