在关键证据缺乏指纹分析后,利比里亚纵火案的审理面临信誉危机。
Liberia arson trial faces credibility crisis after key evidence lacks fingerprint analysis.
在利比里亚国会大楼纵火案的审判中,检方面临重大挫折,调查人员Rafael Wilson承认没有对关键证据(包括Clorox瓶和火柴盒)进行指纹分析,尽管声称这些证据在火灾中使用过。
In Liberia’s Capitol Building arson trial, the prosecution faced a major setback when investigator Rafael Wilson admitted no fingerprint analysis was done on key evidence, including a Clorox bottle and matchbox, despite claims they were used in the fire.
Wilson不是一名经认证的指纹检验师,他无法详细说明他如何断定被告的指纹存在。
Wilson, not a certified fingerprint examiner, could not detail how he concluded defendants’ prints were present.
辩护律师质疑缺乏法医检验以及警方报告和录音延迟披露,称法官的裁决有偏向。
Defense lawyers challenged the lack of forensic testing and the late disclosure of police reports and audio recordings, calling the judge’s rulings biased.
Roosevelt Z. Willie法官允许有争议证据,指出陪审团将评估可信度,但鉴于对程序公正性和证据可靠性的日益关切,本案现在依赖于非科学证据。
Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie allowed the disputed evidence in, stating the jury would assess credibility, but the case now hinges on non-scientific proof amid growing concerns over procedural fairness and evidence reliability.