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Findlay criticises justice policies

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has criticised the Scottish Government’s justice policies following the case of Keith Rollinson, an Elgin bus driver who died after being assaulted by a teenager. The youth, sentenced to four years and four months’ detention for culpable homicide, could be released after serving part of his term under existing rules. Findlay argued that sentencing guidelines for under-25s and proposals to reduce the automatic release point for short-term prisoners weaken the justice system. First Minister John Swinney expressed sympathy for the victim’s family and defended the independence of the judiciary, stating that imprisonment remains available to courts and that recorded crime has fallen.

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