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I read about this soldier yesterday who was jailed for 18 months for having a gun that was still in a locked box that was presented to him. He was told if he didn't plead guilty and was found guilty he would get 5 years. Compare it to cases where there are people who have been caught with knives and which we were told would lead to zero tolerance and they are still walking the streets. The link to the article is below, if like me you feel he has been hard done by there is a petition you can sign.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/4642941/Open-letter-to-David-Cameron-over-jailing-of-SAS-sergeant.html

 

 

Petition Link

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/466/483/779/freedom-for-this-sas-hero-sgt-danny-nightingale-now/

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The guy should never have been prosecuted, i read the story yesterday, sometimes the CPS really should use it's discretion about whether a prosecution serves the public good.

 

Serious question, is the CPS involved as the article suggests a military court?

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The guy should never have been prosecuted, i read the story yesterday, sometimes the CPS really should use it's discretion about whether a prosecution serves the public good.

 

It was a court martial, I'm not sure the CPS gets involved with those. Whatever, the sentence does seem a little harsh.

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Serious question, is the CPS involved as the article suggests a military court?

 

Quite right, High Green. Best that people read the story before they offer comments on here. Nothing to do with British Law, the CPS, police or anything else people like to bang on about.

 

This was an internal army matter. Here's a link to the Telegraph article & an informative headline :

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9669051/SAS-war-hero-betrayed-by-the-Army-says-wife.html

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It was a court martial, I'm not sure the CPS gets involved with those. Whatever, the sentence does seem a little harsh.

 

It was returned with his possessions from abroad in a case and never opened due to him having had a stroke and suffered severe memory loss.

Obviously whilst abroad and on a military base he was entitled to hold firearms.

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