The Labour leader said Mr Malkinson - who spent 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit - had been through an 'ordeal', as he backed a public inquiry.
regarding Sir Keir's role as DPP and head of the Crown Prosecution Service after it emerged that DNA evidence which exonerated Mr Malkinson came to light in 2007 and was known to all the key agencies, including the CPS, in 2009.While Labour has said the case never crossed his desk and that Sir Keir had no personal involvement in it, his role as the head of the CPS has come under scrutiny in light of previous statements he has made.
"That's what they should have done. That's what I understand they did - so I think the questions in this case are actually directed elsewhere."Mr Malkinson, 57, was found guilty of raping a woman in Greater Manchester in 2003 and the next year was jailed for life with a minimum term of seven years.
But the case files show both the police and the CPS chose to take no further action and there is no record the CPS directly informed the CCRC.Keir Starmer stands by attack adsThe CCRC refused to order further forensic testing or refer the case for appeal in 2012, with the case files citing fears about costs.by former solicitor general Lord Edward Garnier KC, who said there should be an inquiry into the"total public mess" that has unfolded following his exoneration.
"I would have thought it would be good for Sir Keir as a former senior lawyer to say something about it and to say he will co-operate with any public inquiry," he said.
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