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700-year-old treason charge against Wallace 'will not be ruled a miscarriage of justice'

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Published Date: 20 April 2009
By ANGUS HOWARTH
THE treason charges which led to the execution of Scottish hero Sir William Wallace will never be ruled a miscarriage of justice.
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) has decided it has no jurisdiction over the London court that found the victor of the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 guilty of treason. Its English counterpart has also confirmed it will never ...



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20/04/2009 00:20:54
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Dark Lochnagar,

http://darklochnagar.blogspot.com 20/04/2009 00:28:15
Tam, he certainly did not die in vein, but he may also not have died in vain!
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Ewan Randall,

20/04/2009 01:08:51
Will Mr Wallace be disappointed at the outcome?

Can he appeal to the European court of human rights?

Can rendition be justification enough for treason?

Can Mr Wallace be cleared of treason towards the Scottish people?
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hoblar,

20/04/2009 02:02:53
The fact is that as a former guardian of Scotland who had twice waged battle as leader of a Scottish defending Scotland, Wallace was, er, Scottish.

if you cared to look back in history to find somebody totally opposed to the rule of Edward I and his belief he could claim Scotland, then Wallace is in the running.

He was arrested by the aforementioned invaders from England on Scottish soil, (grassed up by a Scot of course) after years on a diplomatic mission to the French King Philip the Fair and to the papacy, (sanctioned by the institutions of Scotland).

Now if he was tried as an enemy of England (and therefore undoubted protector of Scotland that is historically undisputed), in England, then he himself wouldn't have had a problem.

However Wallace was charged and convicted of treason against England.

"TREASON: Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies."

There are ridiculous claims made about William Wallace, but no matter how misinformed people are about him and his role in Scottish history, there will never be even a wiki article with his picture stating "Sir William Wallace of England" as true!

So, case proven, no need for some mickey mouse investigation if someone is obviously too scared to prove what we already know, then leave them in their ignorance.


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KampungHighlander,

Jakarta 20/04/2009 06:35:37
Just another silly article by the Scotsman to get people to subscribe to their "premium content".

Given the journalistic quality exhibited in their publicly available content, the premium stuff is no doubt the same jobbies with a price tag attached.
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Mercutio,

FALKIRK 20/04/2009 09:26:24
#8 How ironic! Dreyfus was also falsely accused of aiding his countries enemies.
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puskas,

East kilbride 20/04/2009 09:52:03
April the 1st ... 365 days of the year with this rag thats going down the tubes
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For Scotlands Future,

Vote For The SNP 20/04/2009 11:00:36
No need to but the "Premium Article", there is more accurate and informed information in the comments to this article.

I also heard that Wufus T McFly and Smee, as well as doing their "change date shuffle" (I wonder which one leads and which one wears the dress??), can also break into "Premium Articles".

Just a rumour I heard.
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Robroyston Wallace Monument,

Scotland 20/04/2009 11:23:52
It was a show trial with little basis in the formalities of legal proceedings: Wallace was not allowed to make a formal plea, and the judge dispensed with need to make a formal verdict before annoucing the punishment - Wallace was to be hung, drawn and quartered on that very day.

I remember that in 2004?, MSPs debated whether to petition Westminster for a 'pardon' for Wallace, but did not because it was decided he could never have been guilty of treason in the first place.

Anyone interested in the current state of the site of Wallace's betrayal capture should visit the following new website:

http://www.robroyston.org
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lulach mac gille coemgain,

20/04/2009 14:03:45
The good thing about history is, ye can write it as you believe it !
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hoblar,

20/04/2009 15:05:37
20/04/2009 14:03:45
"The good thing about history is, ye can write it as you believe it !"

Surely that is a bad thing to do on every level?
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Walter Ego,

Durness 20/04/2009 18:37:03
What did Wallace seek to achieve? It wasn't independence.
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eamon,

21/04/2009 08:42:23
#12

Go on then walter, enlighten us. What did he seek to achieve.
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hoblar,

21/04/2009 17:55:20
Actually Wallace didn't need to 'seek' Independence, Scotland was already Independent and had their own Kings, what Wallace did was tell English Kings that they wouldn't conquer Scotland, and he had a Scottish army to back him up.

Isn't it amazing how daft some 'Scottish' people are, getting all excited by William wallace, a guy who any country would be proud to have as a leader and hero.

Being afraid of Wallace is fine, but cringing online about him is despicable and misinformed.



 

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