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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Tristan Kirk

'Innocence project' launched to overturn wrongful Covid law convictions

People wrongly prosecuted for breaking Covid lockdown laws could have their convictions overturned thanks to a major new legal initiative tackling miscarriages of justice.

Millions of pounds in fines were dished out during the pandemic under strict rules from Boris Johnson’s government, which banned gatherings, restricted travel, and shut down shops and businesses.

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