• Da Oeuf@slrpnk.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      16 days ago

      They’ve been in prison until this point. That’s nearly two years in prison without having been found guilty in a trial. The maximum is supposed to be six months.

      • BigTwerp@feddit.uk
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        15 days ago

        To be clear, they broke into a factory and attacked someone with a hammer that they took with them for that purpose.

        Then they publicly stated that they would do it again as soon as they got the chance. It’s that later statement which is why they had to be kept behind bars.

        They had the option to apologise, say things got out of control and agree to bail conditions but they refused to do that so they are in prison by their own choice.

        It would be negligent of the justice system to do nothing release them to find another victim.

          • BigTwerp@feddit.uk
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            12 days ago

            I’m well aware of the CTL and also that it can be extended in certain circumstances, as it was in this case. It even says this is possible in the link you provided.

            There is recourse in law (again in the link you provided) to seek a review if you feel CTL is unjustly extended but it’s interesting that the people who were subsequently found guilty of their crimes didn’t seek a review when they could have done so.

            You might conclude that the people who commited these crimes had the conviction in there beliefs to do it but not quite enough belief to actually accept the consequences of breaking the law. That’s pretty pathetic isn’t it?