Legal error

Today it is clear that the story is inconceivable, outrageous. "This is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation's history," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared it a few days ago. His government is rushing to pass legislation that will overturn the convictions and compensate hundreds of people who were convicted unjustly.

Operational mistakes in frontline state services are inevitable. The question is whether these services learn from their mistakes and improve.

The Hellenic Police has an obligation to thoroughly investigate the chain of errors and oversights that allowed a gang of hooligans to travel across the country without hindrance.

What mistakes do you make?

A Chinese teenager executed after being convicted of murder and rape 18 years ago was declared innocent by a court Dec. 15, in a rare overturning of a wrongful conviction.