№00252
Paul Hamilton
CASE №00252
NAME: Paul Hamilton
COUNTRY: UK
RIGHTS VIOLATION: Police arbitrariness
YEAR: 2022
CASE INFORMATION:
Paul Hamilton, 43, died while in custody in Glasgow jail (Scotland, UK) in October 2019.
In 2018, Hamilton was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in jail for bribing a man to drop an assault charge. Hamilton died in the hospital while serving his sentence in the jail. The cause of death was not made public.
In July 2021, the Hamilton’s death case had gone to trial.
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CASE STATUS:
The FBI initiative group requested clarifications on the current case from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Justice Minister and Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland, and British Home Secretary Priti Sushil Patel. The initiative group considers it necessary to combat police misconduct and, if necessary, can provide legal and informational assistance to the family of the victim.