PRESS RELEASE – 23 OCTOBER 2023 – SCOTTISH COVID-19 PUBLIC INQUIRY
PRESS RELEASE
SCOTTISH COVID-19 PUBLIC INQUIRY
BEGINS TUESDAY 24TH OCTOBER 10.00AM
The Scottish Land Court,
George House, 126 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2HH
Press statement by Aamer Anwar- Lead Solicitor on behalf the Scottish Covid Bereaved
On Tuesday 24th October 10.00am, the Scottish Covid-19 Public Inquiry chaired by Lord Brailsford will finally begin. A press conference will take outside the hearing place prior to the start of the Inquiry outside the Hearing at 9.25am sharp. Following Aamer Anwar’s statement, the following bereaved relatives, Margaret Waterton and Alan Inglis will also make a statement. There will be a break in the hearings from 11.10-11.30am. The hearings will be streamed live on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA23AOyBGjvVjItGK0FNIUg
Our Senior Counsel Dr. Claire Mitchell KC will make an opening statement to the Inquiry on Wednesday 25thOctober 2023 at 10am.
Aamer Anwar said
“The Scottish Covid Bereaved welcome the long-awaited start of the Scottish Inquiry. We ask that all the witnesses who appear at the Inquiry speak with absolute candour and are brutally honest, as without that honesty we will never learn the vital lessons to ensure that when the next inevitable pandemic comes, we are able to save thousands of lives and avoid the unnecessary suffering endured by so many in the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the National Records of Scotland, as of 4th June 2023, there were 17,646 deaths in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. Each of those deaths not only represents an individual tragedy, but has affected the friends and family, the loved ones, of each of those who died. No person, no institution, no matter how powerful, whether it be in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, Westminster or Holyrood, can obstruct this search for the truth.”
Tomorrow’s press statement will also raise concerns about the recent revelations of Rishi Sunak’s mobile phone.
PLEASE NOTE that on Thursday 26th October, a Further Preliminary Hearing will take place for UK Covid19 Public Inquiry Module 2A which will sit in Scotland in January.
A full statement will be issued on that day, which will deal with the question of WhatsApp’s and other materials, in relation to both the Scottish as well as UK Government.
