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Surjit Singh Chhokar's family to meet Lord Advocate Chhokar murder: Lord Advocate orders new probe into 1998 killing
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The family of an Asian man who was murdered in 1998 will meet Scotland's most senior legal officials later to ask for his case to be re-investigated. 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 murdered in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, on 4 November 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.
Mr Chhokar's family will ask Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland to approve a fresh investigation. The Crown Office has told Strathclyde Police to carry out a new investigation into the murder under double jeopardy legislation introduced last year.
Their meeting is scheduled to take place at the Crown Office in Edinburgh. 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.
Family hope
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.
Last week, Mr Chhokar's sister, Manjit Sangha, said she hoped the change in the law would mean that the murder investigation could be reopened.
Speaking at a news conference at the Scottish Parliament, Ms Sangha said: "People will have forgotten Surjit's name, yet the darkness of his murder still shadows our lives.
"All that we have ever asked for is justice. The recent changes in the law once again gave us hope."