Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate Tim Eagle for Moray is pledging to introduce a series of justice reforms that will put victims first.
Tim Eagle is backing a raft of policies from leader Douglas Ross that include introducing a Victims Law as the party’s first piece of legislation after May’s election. The Scottish Conservatives have committed to scrapping the not proven verdict with jurors instead being given a straight choice between guilty and not guilty.
Tim Eagle is also supportive of the proposals from Douglas Ross that would see the implementation of a Local Policing Act to put more police on the streets and involve residents more in policing decisions. Since the creation of Police Scotland in 2013, the SNP have closed 100 police stations across the country.
Other measures in the party’s justice manifesto would include doubling the maximum jail sentences for assaulting emergency workers to two years and introducing whole life custody for Scotland’s worst criminals.
The party would also end automatic early release, so all parole is earned and ensure victims voices are heard by allowing all victims to be able to provide victims statements in court.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate Tim Eagle said: “The Scottish Conservatives will be on the side of victims who are all too often let down by the SNP’s soft-touch justice system. Over their 14 years in charge, the SNP have put the interest of criminals first. The justice manifesto from Douglas Ross has a bold set of proposals to tackle crime and put more police on the streets.
“The Scottish Conservatives Victims Law will put the voices of victims and their families in Moray first and bring about much needed transparency in our justice system.
“A Local Policing Act would enhance the police presence in communities in Moray. The SNP have decimated local policing since they created Police Scotland and violent crime is at a five-year high.
“Only a vote for the Scottish Conservatives in Moray can get us focussed on standing up for victims and restoring local policing.“
