UK probation hearing for the notorious prisoner Charles Bronson, who is kept privately | Prison and probation

The probation hearing for Charles Bronson, one of the longest and most notorious prisoners in Great Britain, is privately suitable for the longest.

The decision comes after the 72-year-old-der- the name his name changed in Charles Salvador. took part in one of the country’s first public probation hearings in 2023.

A document was published on Tuesday in which Jeremy Roberts KC Jeremy Roberts KC had not granted the application for the publication of Bronson on behalf of the CEO.

Bronson has seen most of the past 48 years in detention of two short periods in which he has insulted himself again-for numerous thefts, firearms and violent crimes, including 11 hostage events in nine different siege.

The victims included governors, doctors, employees and once his own lawyer.

Bronson, whose real name is Michael Peterson and in which an anti -social personality disorder was diagnosed, was received in 2000 a discretionary lifelong prison sentence with a minimum penalty of four years for 44 hours at HMP HULLL. Since then, the probation officer has repeatedly refused to lead his release.

The evaluation of 2023 was his eighth.

Bronson was the first.

In the document published on Tuesday, Roberts said that the application for public hearing was submitted by the prisoner on February 9.

The representations in Bronson’s names said that he “had the feeling that he is responsible for changing the rules for law and probation deletion, and therefore he should take part in a public hearing”.

He has a “legitimate expectation that his subsequent probation lists will be held in public according to his long procedure in order to increase the change in the rules”.

Roberts said the fact that Bronson is responsible for the change in the law, “does not give him any legitimate expectation that his later hearings will be held in public”.

Bronson’s lawyer said that the prisoner was “not vulnerable and because of his wish for a public hearing” it could cause him inappropriate emotional stress if the hearing was not prevented in public.

They added: “He believes that he will achieve the best evidence, and this is not influenced by the public hearing.”

But Roberts said: “The prisoner is obviously very intelligent (albeit for some eccentric beliefs and attitudes) and I do not think that he would probably suffer an inappropriate emotional stress if this hearing is held privately.

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“I am sure that he will be able to give the best evidence, regardless of whether the hearing will be held in public or privately.”

Bronson’s lawyer also said that the work of the probation committee is often not well understood by the public and that there is “a public interest in increasing understanding”.

The lawyer added to his clients, “the view that his risk is significantly reduced” and that “a discussion about risks and risk reduction in a public hearing would make public trust easier”.

Roberts agreed that “there is a public interest in increasing the public’s understanding for the probation officer and that, if possible, transparency is important for the public’s trust”.

He also said that the probation committee has made “great efforts” in recent years to improve the transparency of its procedure.

Roberts Said the Introduction of Public Hearings is another Step Take butded: “Public Hearings and the Arrangements for Theme Are Expensive and Time Consuming, And Until The Board is Provided with the Necessary Funds to Carry Them Out in More Cases It Must Be Selective in the Holding of A Public Hearing only where is likery to increate public understanding of the process or will benefit the public or victims in some other way. ”

The representations of the State Secretary were presented in their name by a high -ranking civil servant in the Ministry of Justice, who said Bronsons’ willingness to resort to violence is still obvious, and the Foreign Minister is still concerned that a public hearing is prompted in a violence, as a private hearing may not be. “

Roberts said that in recent years there has been a “significant improvement in the prisoners’ attitudes (and in relationships with prison staff” of the prisoner.