George Pell ‘witch hunt’ was ‘the greatest miscarriage of justice’: Andrew Bolt

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says the “witch hunt” against Cardinal George Pell destroyed the man’s career, reputation and locked him in jail for 404 days “for a crime he could not possibly have committed”. “This was one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Australian history." “A lot of people today should be ashamed of their role in the persecution, witch hunting and jailing - for 404 days - of an innocent man." “The charges were inherently implausible.” The High Court of Australia today quashed all charges against Cardinal Pell saying the jury did not entertain “doubt as to the applicant’s guilt”. “The High Court found that the jury, acting rationally on the whole of the evidence, ought to have entertained a doubt as to the applicant's guilt with respect to each of the offences for which he was convicted, and ordered that the convictions be quashed and that verdicts of acquittal be entered in their place,” the court wrote after setting Cardinal Pell free.

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