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2017-19
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Krishna Maharaj's Evidentiary Hearing
Peter Bottomley
2017-07-17
That this House recalls parliamentary support over 20 years for Florida and the US' reviews of the 1987 murder convictions and sentencing of British citizen Krishna Maharaj, born on 26 January 1939, including asking for the overturning of the initial death sentence, for an appeal on the grounds of innocence and defects in the investigation, of ineffective defence representation and of significant concerns in the prosecution, including critical non-disclosures and of questions about the conduct of the original judges; welcomes the recent Federal Appeal Court order for a full evidential hearing by the Federal Court in the state of Florida; notes the helpful initiative by hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords for the Amicus Brief in support of Reprieve and its director Clive Stafford-Smith who are making the case for the issue of innocence to be sufficient reason for Krishna Maharaj to be released after 30 years of imprisonment; and trusts that the evidence and arguments for innocence will now be considered effectively and fairly.
Administration of justice
North America
Prisons
Peter Bottomley
2017-07-17
Proposed
Worthing West
Conservative
Jim Shannon
2017-07-18
Seconded
Strangford
DUP
Vincent Cable
2017-07-19
Seconded
Twickenham
Liberal Democrat
Harriet Harman
2017-07-20
Seconded
Camberwell and Peckham
Labour