Reports of ALS interpreter failures on Twitter
24 July
CourtNewsUK @CourtNewsUK
Prosecutor just lost his rag with an interpreter who couldn't understand his English and asked him to rephrase his submissions...
23 July
CourtReporter @RobMiddleton23
Backer trial of Khaled Khan, 30, accused of affray, is adjourned for a day. The only available Pashtun interpreter is in Manchester
18 July
Diana MH @DianaLTU
Westm Mags 17.07: Same #ALS person "interprets" for both, appellant & witnesses. Witness leaves the stand crying, can't understand questions
17 July
Geoffrey @Geoffrey_M_B
Punjabi trial at Isleworth stopped on first day due to incompetent ALS "linguist". Details follow tomorrow #deathtotheMoJFWA
CourtNewsUK @CourtNewsUK
Not playing up to the interpreter pressure group, but DAMN there are some crap translators right now. This one can hardly speak English...
16 July
Diana MH @DianaLTU
Westminster M Court today, Bulgarian extradition case. #ALS "interpreter" struggles to read the oath, then keeps silent #MOJFWA #CAPITAFAIL
CourtReporter @RobMiddleton23
Another case adjourned because there's no Vietnamese interpreter text:
13 July
Chrissie @legally_blonde
#ALS cancelled interpreter for trial today. Second time trial has been listed. #interpreter failed to attend on that occasion too.
11 July
forthedefence.org @For_the_defence
Cancel that, my #interpreter for the case I'm doing in Lancashire this morning has been booked to go to Cardiff this afternoon. #epicfail
10 July
Richard Sampson @rmasampson
@CrimeLineLaw Willesden MC court 7 held up nearly 2 hours by ALS failure. Court not told until this am. #interpreter #ALS
Gisela @GiselaStuart
Government trying to defend #ALS in #lords. Not working. #courtinterpreters were good. Alternative is bad. We know that in #birminghamcourts
9 July
Jaysen Sharpe @jaysensharpe
Two cases held up at the mags today due to interpreters not turning up #fail
CourtReporter @RobMiddleton23
Case of Abdul Matin, 41, imam of Wellingborough mosque, is delayed as no one booked Bengali interpreter for 4th day of trial
