A person convicted of murder has wrongly convicted that she has lost a legal challenge to recover the money that she was accused of bed and board during 11 years.
Michael O’Brien was one of the three men who were wrongly convicted for the 1987 murder. Cardiff NewsGent Philippe Saunders.
After his release, Mr. O’Brien cut £ 37,500 from his compensation to cover “the expenses rescued” while in jail, which he is campaigning to return.
But a judge of the High Court has rejected its efforts to bring a judicial review of the deduction, which was created by the Ministry of Justice.
57 -year -old Mr. O’Brien described the verdict as a “jerk”, saying that he was expected to hear the judges.
“Unfortunately this is not the case, and we cannot take it forward at this time because if we do they will charge us for all costs,” he said, guessing that the cost of “£ 100,000” could be cost. “
He said that he was “very angry” when he heard the news.
Mr. O’Brien brought with the claim Paul BlackburnWho spent 24 years in jail for killing a 1978 child in North-West England, which he did not do.
Mr. O’Brien received £ 692,900 in compensation in 2002, three years after his release, and Mr. Blackburn was awarded £ 1,370,500 in 2011.
There was a cut of about 100,000 pounds for the expenses living near Mr. Blackburn.
In August 2023, Alex Chalk, the then Orthodox Justice Secretary, All future payment eliminated the policy of bed and board deduction,
It followed Andrew Malkinson’s high-profile case Incorrectly imprisoned for 17 years for rape.
Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Blackburn applied for further compensation after the rule changes, but last year the new Labor Sarkar said that those who had earlier received the payment could not claim deduction.
In this week’s decision, Mr. Justice Richie refused to allow the case to progress, although the pair has a week to appeal.
They found that the claimants were not discriminated against and that “the application was dealt with and since the policy was changed,” had been completed “.
A cardif-based barrister Andrew Taylor described the ruling as “unfair”, compared to the battle for justice by the former postmasters. Kshitij scam,
He said that “as much publicity as possible”, such as involved in the Kshitij scam, could be an effective next step for Mr. O’Brien.
He said, “He has been a tireless campaigner since his release, and I don’t think it is the end of the necessary case,” he said.
“If you have been convicted of a murder that you did not do, no one is fine,” he said that this decision was “another kick in the teeth” for Mr. O’Brien.
Mr. O’Brien said that his options now try to change the law or take their campaign “on the streets”, saying that he would advocate the MPs.
He also said that his fight for justice affected his health, stating that he had a post-tromatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared to soldiers who served in Iraq.
He said, “This gives you an idea of the damage done by me and for the people of many other people,” he said.
