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David Szach: a dying man’s legal rights denied

Posted on December 10, 2014 by andrew

“Bureaucratic madness” is denying a dying man his legal rights to an appeal so he can clear his name of a murder conviction. By Andrew L. Urban. On December 19, 2014, it’ll be 35 years since the day David Szach … Continue reading →

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Hungary: democracy in appearance only

Posted on November 19, 2014 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Large protests around the country in recent weeks are the first open signs of public outrage at the shrinkage of democracy in Hungary. Angered by a proposed internet tax and the apparent corruption exposed by the … Continue reading →

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Seek the culprits not convictions

Posted on November 17, 2014 by andrew

Symposium on Miscarriages of Justice, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Nov. 7 & 8, 2014. Andrew L. Urban reports. Pursuing convictions at the expense of catching the actual culprits of serious crimes, grave errors at trial by prosecutors and judges alike, … Continue reading →

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Frank Furedi: jihadists amongst us

Posted on September 22, 2014 by andrew

By Frank Furedi * It is not just the threat of particular horrific acts of terror on the streets of Sydney that Australia has woken up to this week (September 15 – 19, 2014) It is the disturbing realisation a … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser – poor start to police investigation

Posted on September 9, 2014 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban It is only with full confidence in our police and the courts that a democracy remains healthy and strong; that’s obvious. In a democracy, neither of these institutions should behave like their counterparts in a police … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser – fundamental failure of the rule of law

Posted on August 25, 2014 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Several serious legal errors were made at the 2010 trial of Sue Neill-Fraser, any one of which warrants the murder conviction being set aside, according to a legal expert in miscarriages of justice, Dr Bob Moles. … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser – new DNA report contradicts conviction

Posted on August 24, 2014 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban In what acclaimed legal expert Dr Bob Moles describes (60 Minutes, 9 Network, Sunday, August 24, 2014) as the worst miscarriage of justice in 40 years, the 2010 murder conviction of Sue Neill-Fraser has now been … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill Fraser – ‘Police Chief’ on failures of investigation

Posted on August 24, 2014 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Tunnel vision by police investigators is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions, according to a respected former Detective Inspector, when alternative theories to the crime are not considered and potential suspects are eliminated from … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill Fraser – why should we listen to Dr Bob Moles?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Tasmanian MPs have been invited to attend a special Parliamentary briefing (August 19, 2014) by  Adelaide based law expert Dr Bob Moles, canvassing the errors and flaws Dr Moles has identified in relation to the (arguably … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill Fraser – 5th anniversary, nothing to celebrate

Posted on July 18, 2014 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban August 20, 2014, marks 5 years to the day since the arrest of Hobart grandmother Sue Neill Fraser, for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell. She has been in custody ever since, without pre-trial bail … Continue reading →

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