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Trial without jury in Scottish courts shelved after backlash to emergency plan
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dailyrecord.co.ukEmergency plans to hold trials with juries in Scotland have been shelved after a backlash.The Scottish Government had planned to rush through the major change today to keep courts running through the coronavirus crisis.But opposition parties and some legal experts were furious.Announcing the change of plan this morning, SNP Government minister Michael Russell admitted there “are still areas which need further work”.He said the emergency measure will be removed from legislation but brought back for discussion later this month.Russell called for “an intensive and wide-ranging discussion” by all interested parties, including victims, about the right way that justice continues to be done in Scotland.“We will come back to this chamber with a
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