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The tainted trial of Farah Jama

Tekijä: Julie Szego

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It began to gnaw at him, at first an inkling, then an obsession: Farah Jama was truly innocent. Sonnet (Associate Crown Prosecutor) decided then that he didn't want to grant Jama a re-trial. He wanted to deliver him an acquittal.' How did a young Somali man end up in gaol for the rape of a woman he had never met, in an over-28s nightclub he was too young to be admitted to, in a Melbourne suburb he had never visited? In the style of literary non-fiction comes a gripping true story that will appeal to mystery, crime and 'CSI' aficionados and anyone interested in justice for all, in the midst of… (lisätietoja)
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A well presented account of a poor legal situation in contemporary Melbourne - false accusation and imprisonment based on DNA evidence for a crime that was so unbelievable. ( )
  siri51 | May 29, 2016 |
"How did a young Somali man end up in goal for the rape of a woman he had never met, in an over-28s nightclub he was too young to be admitted to, in a Melbourne suburb he had never visited?"

THE TAINTED TRIAL OF FARAH JAMA starts out asking this question, and is never able to provide anything like a satisfactory explanation. Which is a very serious wake-up call for the justice system, and for the community it serves.

In the reality of the media landscape these days, this sort of investigative journalism is more likely to be supported by books than newspapers. Having said that, how you would do a story of this sensitivity and magnitude in sufficient detail in anything shorter than a book is questionable. You can't help but hope, however, that THE TAINTED TRIAL OF FARAH JAMA gets a wide circulation amongst a population that sometimes seems inclined to think that the presumption of innocence is an unnecessary complication in the criminal system.

Julie Szego is both a journalist and a former lawyer and her viewpoint of both the trial, and the after affects on the people involved, as well as on the system of justice is particularly useful. THE TAINTED TRIAL OF FARAH JAMA isn't, however, a book about Szego, although the difficulties she experienced in gaining any co-operation for Jama are explored fully.

Through Szego's writing some of the complexities of the Somali refugee community becomes clearer. The behaviour of Jama after the trial, and in relation to this book's writing was complicated, although very understandable. This is not an overtly sympathetic or cherry-coated portrayal of Jama though - which makes the idea that our justice system not be presumptive even more stark. It also clearly demonstrates that exhaustive investigation of all possible alternatives when looking at anybody's possible guilt or innocence is vital.

Whilst procedural science might sometimes be prone to human error, in the case of THE TAINTED TRIAL OF FARAH JAMA, what's most starkly obvious is that one evidential justification in a case that takes away anybody's liberty is not a case to take to court. Beyond reasonable doubt has to hold sway.

If there is one little niggle about THE TAINTED TRIAL OF FARAH JAMA it's probably that there did seem to be some over concentration of what the victim was (or more importantly wasn't) wearing on the night. Regardless, you can't read this book without feeling incredibly sorry for the woman at the centre of this case, as you do for a young man who seemingly was convicted before he walked into the court.

http://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/review-tainted-trial-farah-jama-julie-sze... ( )
  austcrimefiction | May 8, 2014 |
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It began to gnaw at him, at first an inkling, then an obsession: Farah Jama was truly innocent. Sonnet (Associate Crown Prosecutor) decided then that he didn't want to grant Jama a re-trial. He wanted to deliver him an acquittal.' How did a young Somali man end up in gaol for the rape of a woman he had never met, in an over-28s nightclub he was too young to be admitted to, in a Melbourne suburb he had never visited? In the style of literary non-fiction comes a gripping true story that will appeal to mystery, crime and 'CSI' aficionados and anyone interested in justice for all, in the midst of

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