Written Question · S2W-28536 · Session 2
Further to the Lord Advocate’s oral evidence to the Justice 1 Committee on 12 September 2006, whether the Lord Advocate will provide furthe…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Lord Advocate’s oral evidence to the Justice 1 Committee on 12 September 2006, whether the Lord Advocate will provide further explanation of what he meant when he told the Justice 1 Committee that the advocate depute “also formed a view on the basis of the information that he had about Mr Wertheim and took the right decision to continue the case” (Official Report, c. 3709) and whether the Lord Advocate will now publish the information to which he was referring.
The answer
As I made clear when I gave evidenceto the Justice 1 Committee on 12 September 2006, when the Advocate Depute becameaware of the evidence to be led by the defence from Mr Wertheim and Mr Grieve, hecarefully assessed this, along with the evidence available from the ScottishCriminal Record Office experts. He took the decision to proceed with the trial,and I believe that he made the right decision at that time.
I do not intend to provide anyfurther comment or information in relation to this matter – the assessment of theevidence which required to be carried out at that time was a matter for the professionalassessment of the Advocate Depute, in whom I have great confidence.
I do not intend to provide anyfurther comment or information in relation to this matter – the assessment of theevidence which required to be carried out at that time was a matter for the professionalassessment of the Advocate Depute, in whom I have great confidence.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-28536 by reference.