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CPS hits out at Sun on Sunday over 'misleading' article CPS hits out at Sun on Sunday over 'misleading' article
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The Crown Prosecution Service has hit out at the Sun on Sunday over what it branded as a “misleading” story.The Crown Prosecution Service has hit out at the Sun on Sunday over what it branded as a “misleading” story.
On Sunday, the News UK tabloid published an article titled “Witless for the prosecution”.On Sunday, the News UK tabloid published an article titled “Witless for the prosecution”.
It accused the CPS of being in “meltdown” and letting “dangerous criminals walk free” while spending millions of pounds on “trophy trials”.It accused the CPS of being in “meltdown” and letting “dangerous criminals walk free” while spending millions of pounds on “trophy trials”.
On Wednesday, the CPS published a 530-word blog challenging five claims made in the Sun on Sunday story.On Wednesday, the CPS published a 530-word blog challenging five claims made in the Sun on Sunday story.
It says the paper “implied the DPP receives £600,000 a year”, while she in fact paid a salary of between £200,000 and £205,000 (not including pension contributions).It says the paper “implied the DPP receives £600,000 a year”, while she in fact paid a salary of between £200,000 and £205,000 (not including pension contributions).
The CPS also attacked claims about how many cases prosecutors typically deal with at one time and branded the assertion that “just two lawyers can cover as many as 16 courts” as “ridiculous”.The CPS also attacked claims about how many cases prosecutors typically deal with at one time and branded the assertion that “just two lawyers can cover as many as 16 courts” as “ridiculous”.
“The vast majority of this context and information was provided to the Sun on Sunday, at its request, on the Friday before publication,” said the CPS in the blog.“The vast majority of this context and information was provided to the Sun on Sunday, at its request, on the Friday before publication,” said the CPS in the blog.
The Sun had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication. A Sun spokesman said: “None of the points raised in the CPS blog counter the issues raised in the Sun on Sunday article. And for the record, as revealed in Parliament in 2014 Alison Saunders received an annual salary of £205,000 but was also handed £393,000 in pension contributions totalling £600,000.
“Ultimately readers must decide if the testimony of a whistleblower or that of an organisation trying to hide its failings is the more believeable.”