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| McKie probe reaches final stages | McKie probe reaches final stages |
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| The parliamentary inquiry arising from the Shirley McKie fingerprint case is to reach a watershed later with its final evidence-taking session. | |
| MSPs will question Scotland's most senior legal figure, the Lord Advocate Colin Boyd, as well as Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson. | MSPs will question Scotland's most senior legal figure, the Lord Advocate Colin Boyd, as well as Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson. |
| Ms McKie was cleared of leaving a print at a murder scene in 1997 and received £750,000 in an out-of-court settlement. | Ms McKie was cleared of leaving a print at a murder scene in 1997 and received £750,000 in an out-of-court settlement. |
| The high-profile witnesses will bring the total to have given evidence to 38. | |
| Evidence has been heard before MSPs on Holyrood's Justice 1 Committee. | Evidence has been heard before MSPs on Holyrood's Justice 1 Committee. |
| Ms McKie, from Troon, in Ayrshire, was cleared of lying on oath in 1999 after contesting the opinion of experts from the Scottish Fingerprint Service. | Ms McKie, from Troon, in Ayrshire, was cleared of lying on oath in 1999 after contesting the opinion of experts from the Scottish Fingerprint Service. |
| The Lord Advocate is likely to be questioned about his refusal to release full details of the criminal investigation into the service, the Mackay Report. | The Lord Advocate is likely to be questioned about his refusal to release full details of the criminal investigation into the service, the Mackay Report. |
| Ms Jamieson will be questioned over her refusal to set up a judicial inquiry, despite the four forensic scientists at the heart of the case continuing to deny their mistake. | Ms Jamieson will be questioned over her refusal to set up a judicial inquiry, despite the four forensic scientists at the heart of the case continuing to deny their mistake. |