Brian Buckle spent five years in prison for crimes he did not commit. In 2017, he was wrongfully convicted of 16 counts of rape and sexual assault. Thanks to new evidence, the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction, and at the retrial, the jury found him not guilty on all charges in just under an hour.

Despite this, Brian has been denied compensation. The Ministry of Justice acknowledges his innocence but demands he "prove it beyond reasonable doubt", a standard so high, almost no one qualifies. His case highlights how unfair and broken the system is.

Brian’s family, with the support of his barrister Stephen Vullo KC, are calling for a fair compensation scheme for wrongful convictions, one that does not place near impossible burdens on the innocent. Sign this petition to call for reform and bring this issue to Parliament!

https://c.org/p2LDcFkkC7