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Chhokar murder: Lord Advocate orders new probe into 1998 killing | |
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Police have been instructed to carry out a new investigation into the unsolved murder of an Asian man in North Lanarkshire in 1998. | |
Surjit Singh Chhokar was killed in Overtown on 4 November 1998. | |
Prosecutors failed to secure a conviction, despite the arrests of three men and two subsequent trials. | Prosecutors failed to secure a conviction, despite the arrests of three men and two subsequent trials. |
The Crown Office has told Strathclyde Police to carry out a new investigation into the murder under double jeopardy legislation introduced last year. | |
Mr Chhokar's family were informed about the decision by Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC and the Solicitor General for Scotland, Lesley Thomson QC, at a meeting in Edinburgh on Thursday. | |
Two inquiries were ordered in the aftermath of failed prosecutions over the Indian waiter's murder. One made allegations of "institutional racism". | Two inquiries were ordered in the aftermath of failed prosecutions over the Indian waiter's murder. One made allegations of "institutional racism". |
Following the publication of the reports in 2001, the then Lord Advocate, Colin Boyd QC, said that the Chhokar family had been failed by the police and prosecution services. | Following the publication of the reports in 2001, the then Lord Advocate, Colin Boyd QC, said that the Chhokar family had been failed by the police and prosecution services. |
Reform of Scotland's centuries-old double jeopardy law, which came into force at the end of last year, means the men originally accused of the murder could face a retrial. | Reform of Scotland's centuries-old double jeopardy law, which came into force at the end of last year, means the men originally accused of the murder could face a retrial. |