Submission + - UK police screw up evidence chain in error trial (bbc.co.uk) 1
Peil writes: "A total of five charges have been brought against 21-year-old Mohammed Atif Siddique, from Clackmannanshire, under the Terrorism Act of 2000.
It has been alleged that he had several articles in his possession which gave rise to a "reasonable suspicion" of a connection with a potential act of terrorism. These included documents containing terrorist propaganda, bomb making instructions and surveillance techniques.
The court heard the machine had been seized from Mr Siddique at Glasgow Airport in April last year. A report a forensic analyst with the e-crime unit attached to the police, stated it had been turned on before he examined it.
From the article: "An initial examination of this system revealed it was last activated between approximately 2219 BST and 2330 BST on 5 April 2006. "This immediately struck us as being unusual as we were informed that the computer had been seized from the accused's possession at about 2000 BST the same date."
Further examination revealed that the times and dates associated with more than 200 files on the system had been updated between these times.
Looks like any decent lawyer just blew away the chain of evidence, idiots."
It has been alleged that he had several articles in his possession which gave rise to a "reasonable suspicion" of a connection with a potential act of terrorism. These included documents containing terrorist propaganda, bomb making instructions and surveillance techniques.
The court heard the machine had been seized from Mr Siddique at Glasgow Airport in April last year. A report a forensic analyst with the e-crime unit attached to the police, stated it had been turned on before he examined it.
From the article: "An initial examination of this system revealed it was last activated between approximately 2219 BST and 2330 BST on 5 April 2006. "This immediately struck us as being unusual as we were informed that the computer had been seized from the accused's possession at about 2000 BST the same date."
Further examination revealed that the times and dates associated with more than 200 files on the system had been updated between these times.
Looks like any decent lawyer just blew away the chain of evidence, idiots."