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Midlothian rape victim gets apology but feels like 'prisoner in own home'

A judge sparked national outrage after handing Hogg a community service sentence instead of caging the brute for his horrific attack on the then 13-year-old in a Midlothian park.

Edinburgh Live

Rape victim gets apology over 'failures' but feels like 'prisoner in her own home' after attacker avoids jail

A letter to Sean Hogg’s victim said sorry for Crown Office failures to keep her informed and confirmed that bail conditions preventing Hogg approaching her in the run-up to his trial no longer apply.

Daily Record

ITV gaffe mistakes Labour leader Anas Sarwar for lawyer Aamer Anwar

TOP human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar has mocked ITV after the broadcaster mistook him for Labour leader Anas Sarwar...

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Teen victim of Midlothian rapist who walked free from court now 'living in fear'

Sean Hogg, 21, attacked the girl in a park when she was just 13 but a judge only gave him 270 hours of community work and didn’t put him behind bars because of his age.

Edinburgh Live

Teenage victim of rapist who walked free from court now 'living in fear'

Sean Hogg attacked the victim when she was 13, and despite being found guilty, was only given 270 hours of community work.

Daily Record

Racism in Scotland is 'institutional' with religion a 'particular target' says top lawyer

Aamer Anwar said: “We have no senior black prosecutors, no senior black police officers, no senior black figures in our institutions."

Daily Record

Stephen Flynn 'shocked' at scale of police operation in Peter Murrell arrest

IT was a “shock” to see a police tent erected outside Nicola Sturgeon’s house because they are normally associated “with forensic…

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Lawyer says independence is 'bigger than any individual' after Murrell arrest

A TOP lawyer who was part of the Yes campaign has insisted the arrest of Peter Murrell will not impact of people’s desire for an independent…

The National (Scotland)

Top lawyer Aamer Anwar speaks out as child rapist spared jail

A TOP human rights lawyer has intervened amid outrage after a child rapist was spared jail for his “horrific” crime.

The National (Scotland)

Top Scottish cricket coach to keep job despite catalogue of racist remarks

John Blain was found guilty to have repeatedly called Asian players ‘p**i’ or ‘p***s’ by the Cricket Disciplinary Commission.

Daily Record

Cricket Scotland 'remains unfit for purpose' as chief executive steps down

Following the publication of a governance review into Cricket Scotland, solicitor Aamer Anwar said the body is still "unfit for purpose" as the interim chief executive announced he would stand down next month after six months in post.

Daily Record

Cricket Scotland’s claims of EDI progress dismissed as ’empty soundbites’

Lawyer Aamer Anwar says the organisation ‘remains unfit for purpose’.

The Independent UK

Marching for justice – the activists fighting for racial equality in Scotland

ON March 18, thousands of anti-racists will assemble in George Square in Glasgow for the Resist Racism Scotland Demonstration

The National (Scotland)

Asghar family release statement on Humza Yousaf's role in man's release

THE family of a Scottish man sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy has spoken out amid questions over SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf…

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Man died after being restrained and coming into contact with police – family

Joseph Sneddon, 37, died in April 2022 at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Daily Record

Scots dad died after being restrained for three hours 'by police and hospital staff' as family demand answers

Joseph Sneddon, 37, who was found to have 36 separate injuries to his body, passed away at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on April 8, 2022, just two days after being admitted.

The National (Scotland)

10 things that changed my life with Sheku Bayoh's sister Kadi Johnson

Here's the 10 things which changed social justice campaigner Kadi Johnson's life.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow taxi driver who failed to give roadside breath test warned over conduct

Councillors agreed to renew a taxi vehicle licence for Duffin Taxi & Co but warned Mr Sidhu over his future behaviour after he was fined over an incident in September 2020.

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Aamer Anwar to appear in eight-part BBC series on major legal cases

A DOCUMENTARY series will delve into some of the country's most high-profile criminal cases taken on by a Glasgow legal team.

The Independent UK

New lawyers appointed as counsel to Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry

Lord Brailsford, the inquiry’s chairman, appointed four leading lawyers to act as counsel.

The Independent UK

Lord Brailsford ‘pressed reset button’ on Covid-19 inquiry, families say

The new chairman of Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry held a two-hour meeting with families of those who lost their lives to the virus.

The Independent UK

Inquiry chairman needs to restore trust, Covid group solicitor says

Families of those who lost loved ones to coronavirus will meet the Scottish inquiry’s new chairman on Tuesday.

Daily Record

Aamer Anwar hopes 'thousands' will give Sheku Bayoh's family support when inquiry ends

The 31-year-old died in handcuffs and sustained multiple injuries after officers responded to calls from the public about a man brandishing a knife on a Sunday morning in 2015.

The National (Scotland)

Call for 'thousands' to turn out to mark end of inquiry into Sheku Bayoh's death

THE lawyer representing the family of a man who died in police custody has said he hopes “thousands” of people will turn out at the end of the…

Glasgow Live

Anti-racism march to take place in Glasgow city centre today

Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar and the sister of Sheku Bayoh, Kadi Johnston will speak at the event

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