Double Standards by the Scottish Crown Office
Tornado (MAA, in-house inquiry lasting 15 months carried out by serving officers not trained in accident investigation).
In a statement, the Crown Office said: "After thorough consideration of the circumstances of the case, Crown Counsel have concluded that all the relevant issues have been comprehensively examined in the course of the Military Aviation Authority report and could not have been better considered in any FAI."
Clutha (AAIB, independent inquiry lasting two years carried out by internationally recognised specialist in accident investigation)
In a statement, the Crown Office said, “this [FAI] will be held as soon as is possible. An FAI will allow a full public airing of all the evidence at which families and other interested parties will be represented. It is right that the evidence can be vigorously tested in a public setting and be the subject of judicial determination”.
Can everyone spot the difference?
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