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Activists demand end of ‘not proven’ rape verdict
Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh
AHEAD of May’s Holyrood elections, Rape Crisis Scotland set out a list of demands yesterday, including that the government ends Scotland’s “not proven” verdict.
The group said that the measures laid out in its Holyrood Asks document would bring real and lasting improvements for survivors of sexual violence in Scotland.
They said a key difference that could be made would be to remove the option of a “not proven” verdict in Scottish courts, which could be seen as an “easy way out” for jurors.
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