Judge: Absence of interpreters becoming problem
A CROWN court judge has publicly criticised a company for failing to supply interpreters on time for criminal cases involving foreign defendants.
Sitting at Worcester Crown Court, Judge Toby Hooper QC apologised to 20-year-old Damian Tutaj, a Polish national, for having to adjourn his case for a fourth time because of the non-appearance of an interpreter.
He said that the absence of an interpreter was becoming a serious problem in the Worcester and Hereford courts and was an impediment to the administration of justice.
