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January 27, 2014
The Crown Prosecution Service is “bowing to political pressure” by letting suspected criminals go free to save on Legal Aid costs, it was claimed yesterday.
It comes after a judge was forced to dismiss a Class A drug-dealing case after prosecutors withdrew evidence on the second day of trial, allegedly because of concerns over how much the defence would cost the taxpayer.
Problems occurred when prosecutors delayed disclosing thousands of pages of mobile phone data transcripts.
A source said: “It seems the CPS took a view that it would cost so much for the defence counsel to pore through the thousands of pages of mobile phone data, that it was not worth it.
“It is worrying that they are now more concerned with the cost of legal aid for the other side, rather than a fair outcome.”
In his judgment at Blackfriars Crown Court, His Hon Judge Peter Murphy accused the CPS of “wilful, calculated and prolonged disobedience” in not submitting the full transcripts.
He said: “What is disturbing about this is that I was told very candidly that the application by the Crown was being made primarily on financial grounds.
“If I am understanding that correctly, I think it means that there are financial implications in serving a large number of pages of evidence that then have to be reviewed by defence counsel.
“Whether this, or any other financial considerations are involved, it is in my view quite wrong for such considerations to stand in the way of the Crown properly complying with its disclosure obligations.”
