The appellant convicted of a racially-aggravated vicious murder. Since conviction he had spent almost five years in segregation from other prisoners. The appellant now alleged that some very substantial periods of segregation had been in breach of the prison rules and of his Human Rights. Time limits for authorisation had not been complied with. Held: … Continue reading Shahid v Scottish Ministers (Scotland): SC 14 Oct 2015
(Outer House Court of Session) The petitioner complaine dthat whilst serving a very long term of imprisonment, he had been held in segregation for almost five years, and that this contravened the Prison Rules and his human rights. Held: The claim was refused. Judges: Lord Malcolm Citations: [2011] ScotCS CSOH – 192, 2012 Rep LR … Continue reading Shahid v Scottish Ministers: SCS 18 Nov 2011
The appellant was serving a long term of imprsonment, and now complained that he had been held in segregation for over 4 years, saying that this was ahgainst the Prison Rules and against his human rights. Held: The Extra Division refused the appeal from a rejection of the claim. Lord Drummond Young [2014] ScotCS CSIH … Continue reading Shahid v The Scottish Ministers: SCS 31 Jan 2014
