- Joined
- Jan 15, 2019
Mate, if you refuse to make a statement when first requested and after being offered a shitty duty solicitor, the court can just throw out any statement you make afterwards. "It may harm your defense" has been interpreted very broadly by UK courts.The only reason they do shit like this is because they think they're dealing with an amicable law-abiding retard who can potentially be goaded into giving a side of the story they can twist into charges. They'll lose interest pretty quickly if you refuse to speak to them or entertain their bullshit.
You don't need a solicitor before you're charged if you just keep your mouth shut for 24 hours.
Also the Police have been allowed (again by government and the courts) to decide they only need to disclose certain pieces of evidence in private to an accused's solicitor, not the accused themselves.
Caroline needs a good solicitor, equivalent to the one Tommy Robinson had (the Police waited until the solicitor was on holiday out of the country before they fitted him up), who'll play the game and make it clear to the Police that they'll have to work for a clearance.