Scud u Like,
Your argument would make more sense if the prosecution had bothered to talk to the civillian eye witnesses BEFORE the CM. For me that is the most disgraceful part of this whole episode.
As the defence QC pointed out in his summing up, if even one of the witnesses could be believed, it meant acquital.
Surely, in the quest for justice, ALL evidence should be examined before a trial, not just that which supports the prosecution.