In the last four years police in Scotland have been forced to pay-out £70,000 after arresting the wrong suspects, a Freedom of Information investigation has revealed.
The Scottish Herald reports:
They urged the new body to come clean about the public money being paid out in response to complaints of police errors, by regularly publishing all future compensation payouts.
The Sunday Herald has had to use Freedom of Information legislation to establish that £70,000 was paid by police in 34 successful claims of wrongful arrest between 2008 and 2012. These payments are never normally disclosed and crucial details of the cases remain secret.