Scottish Experts report and settlement negotiations

Iain McKie · Post by **Iain McKie** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:34 am

Can I welcome clpex back with the news that THREE staff members of the Scottish Fingerprint Service (employed by Grampian Police in Aberdeen and who between them have 54 years of fingerprinting experience) , have mounted an astonishing public challenge to their management and to their beleaguered colleagues in the Scottish Criminal Record Office by undertaking – in their own time – a complete reanalysis of the fingerprint evidence from the Shirley McKie case which comprehensively proves that the fingerprints identified as Shirley’s by the SCRO in 1997 were not and could not have been hers.

They have now distributed their official report, outlining their findings, and have sent copies to the Lord Advocate as well as their own bosses including the Chief Constable of Grampian Police.

This is the first complete analysis by Scottish experts using the original court material. Following Shirley’s High Court acquittal in 1999 on a charge of perjury, the SCRO and Scottish Fingerprint Service have refused to release the court productions, citing instructions from the Justice Minister and the Lord Advocate.

Breaking News!! Scottish Executive to enter into negotiations re settlement

For full story: http://www.shirleymckie.com/ (breaking news - 30.6.05/3.7.05)

Kimberly Lankford · Post by **Kimberly Lankford** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:39 pm

Congratulations! This has gone one too long.

Kimberly Lankford · Post by **Kimberly Lankford** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:40 pm

Congratulations! This has gone on too long.

Les Bush · Post by **Les Bush** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:44 pm

To Shirley and Iain,
Well done on perservering to this point and hopefully the system will come good on its position to provide fair justice. Regards. Les

Dennis Degler · Post by **Dennis Degler** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:45 am

Alex Daly · Post by **Alex Daly** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:45 am

Congratulations to yourselves Iain and Shirley I feel glad that you have won your battle. It must be such a relief to Shirley.

The other good thing is that SCRO can no longer hide behnd their legality argument and must surely now explain how their experts reached their conclusion or finally admit guilt.