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Hardline criminal justice campaigner Garth McVicar admits to being "uneasy" about the conviction of Scott Watson - and has removed any reference to the case from the Sensible Sentencing Trust website.
McVicar told the Herald on Sunday only one other case had been taken from the site, despite hundreds of complaints from supporters of convicted criminals. "We don't set out to be judge and jury. But I've felt uneasy about it. There's certainly evidence there which could be better looked at," McVicar said.
"I think there needs to be a review of how police procedures are carried out. I'd hate to be sitting in jail, knowing I was innocent, knowing I couldn't get a re-hearing."
The Sensible Sentencing Trust removed the Watson case from the website after a supporter of Watson, known only as "Shane" wrote to McVicar and the website master Peter Jenkins. In the December emails obtained by the Herald on Sunday - which were posted to Watson in prison - Jenkins told the anonymous supporter he would pull the Watson material because of the "increasing level of doubt" until a retrial or inquiry is held.
"I believe the point has been reached where an inquiry needs to be held to settle this matter once and for all, and put the public's mind at rest," Jenkins wrote.
"I am not convinced of his innocence by any stretch of the imagination, but I believe his guilt does need to be properly and thoroughly tested and proved with all new evidence being taken into account."
