英國最誠實殺人嫌犯 被誤放不逃跑
A murder suspect was released from a high-security prison by mistake – as he waited in line to be taken to trial.
一名兇殺嫌犯，在警備森嚴的監獄中排隊等待坐囚車去法庭審判的時候，竟錯誤地被“強制”釋放。
Bungling prison officers handed Martynas Kupstys his clothes and belongings and, despite his protests, said he had to leave.
監獄的工作人員把衣服等物品遞給這個名叫馬蒂內斯的嫌犯，不顧他的任何解釋，執意讓其離開。
The 25-year-old pleaded with HMP Lincoln that he should be joining inmates who were being escorted towards the prison bus to Lincoln Crown Court. But his pleas were ignored and he was shown the door.
這名25歲的嫌犯向監獄工作人員解釋說自己馬上要和其他犯人一起坐囚車被送往林肯刑事法庭受審，但沒人聽他解釋，他就這樣被釋放了。
It was only when the van reached court, and officials found Kupstys missing from the defendants that the astonishing error came to light.
直到囚車到達法庭，工作人員發現作爲被告的馬蒂內斯不見了，才意識到這個不可思議的失誤。
A full-scale investigation was launched with police searching frantically for the prisoner.
隨後警方立刻展開對該名囚犯的大範圍搜查。
Meanwhile, confused Kupstys had sat unnoticed at a bus stop outside the prison following his release. He remained there for three hours before being found and returned to custody.
而與此同時，被糊塗釋放之後，不解的馬蒂內斯就一直在監獄外面的一個巴士站默默坐着。他在那裏呆了3個小時，直到被警方發現並被重新拘留。
His release led to the collapse of his murder trial, which had been hearing evidence for three weeks, at a cost to the taxpayer of an estimated £3,000 a day.
此次釋放事件，導致對馬蒂內斯的審判延期，該審判從三週前就開始聽取證據，每天約花費納稅人3千英鎊。
Last night the Ministry of Justice confirmed an urgent security review was under way at HMP Lincoln, a prison which has been heavily criticised as ‘unsafe’ by Government inspectors who raised concerns about overcrowding and staffing issues.
8月15日晚司法部證實林肯監獄內部正在進行緊急安全管理檢查，該監獄一直以來因爲囚犯過多及員工編制等問題飽受詬病，被政府檢查員認爲是“不安全”的監獄。
Last night, Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, told The Mail on Sunday: ‘It is ridiculous and dangerous that a murder suspect was released during his trial.‘I’ve never heard of this happening before and I am deeply concerned. We should be relieved that Kupstys simply sat at a bus stop wondering why he had been pushed out the door. Thankfully nobody was hurt.
“兇殺嫌犯在審判期間被釋放，真的是既荒唐又危險。”昨晚霍華德刑法改革聯盟的行政長官弗朗西斯·克魯克告訴週日郵報記者，“我從未聽說過這種事情，我感到非常擔心。慶幸的是，馬蒂內斯只是坐在巴士站裏想他爲什麼會被釋放，而沒有造成任何人員傷亡。”
‘This error was expensive, because a lot of court time has been wasted.
“這個錯誤的代價是很大的，法庭因此耽擱了很長時間。”
‘This shocking incident is indicative of the fact that Britain’s prisons are in meltdown.
“這件令人震驚的事件背後暗示着英國的監獄正在面臨垮臺。”
‘Across the country prison staffing levels have been cut and many of the remaining staff are overstretched and inexperienced.’
“全國的監獄工作人員編制數量縮減，導致留在監獄繼續工作的要麼缺乏經驗，要麼超負荷工作。”
Married Lithuanian factory worker Kupstys, 25, and his brother-in-law Andrus Giedraitis, 29, were charged with murder earlier this year after Latvian Ivans Zdanovics, 24, was found dead at his home in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, in January 2014. Police said he died from smoke inhalation.
25歲的嫌犯馬蒂內斯是一名已婚的立陶宛籍工人，他和他的29歲的大舅子安德勒斯在今年年初被指控於2014年1月在林肯郡的蓋恩斯伯勒殺害24歲的拉脫維亞人伊萬斯，警方判定死者因吸入濃煙致死。
While being held on remand at HMP Lincoln, Kupstys and Giedraitis, made a series of appearances before local magistrates and pleaded not guilty. Their trial began at Lincoln Crown Court on July 21.
在被送押到林肯監獄後，馬蒂內斯和安德勒斯已在當地法官面前有過多次露面並自稱無罪，此案於7月21日在林肯刑事法庭開庭接受審判。
The precise details of how he came to be released in error remain undisclosed but The Mail on Sunday understands that at around 8.30am on August 8 he was moved from his cell to a holding area where inmates are segregated according to whether they are going to court or being released because they have completed their sentences.
監獄方面並未透露錯誤釋放馬蒂內斯的細節，不過週日郵報的記者瞭解到，8月8日早上8點30分馬蒂內斯從牢房被押往指定區域，等待與另一名嫌犯乘坐囚車，一同前往林肯刑事法庭。但是顯然監獄工作人員將等待去法庭受審的和刑滿等待釋放的犯人弄混了。
Due to an apparent mix-up with another inmate who had served his time, Kupstys was handed his possessions and led towards the front door.
由於被錯當做是另一名刑滿釋放的犯人，所以馬蒂內斯被“強制”拿着自己的東西離開監獄。
At the time he tried to explain to prison officers that he should be joining those prisoners, including his co-accused Giedraitis, who were being escorted towards the prison bus.
當時他試圖跟監獄工作人員解釋他應該是和包括安德勒斯在內的其他犯人一起等待囚車去法庭受審的。
His pleas were ignored and he was shown the door. Meanwhile Giedraitis and other remand prisoners boarded the bus at about 9am.
但是沒人理睬他，他被帶到了監獄門口。而另一邊，安德勒斯和其他犯人在9點鐘坐上了囚車。
The bus arrived at Lincoln Crown Court, without Kupstys, at about 9.30am. Concerned court officials called the prison where officers realised their embarrassing error.
這輛囚車在9點半左右到達林肯刑事法庭。法庭工作人員點名時發現了監獄方面的這個失誤。
The presiding judge, His Honour Michael Heath was informed that Kupstys had been released in error and the judge passed this information to the jury after they were sworn in at around 11am.
法官邁克爾·希瑟得到馬蒂內斯被錯誤釋放的消息後，告訴了在11點鐘宣佈就職的陪審團。
The case was then adjourned in Kupstys’s absence and Giedraitis was driven back to HMP Lincoln.
由於馬蒂內斯的缺席，案件被延期，安德勒斯被重新送押至林肯監獄。
Kupstys was found at the bus stop by prison officers at around 12.30pm and was returned to his cell.
12點半的時候馬蒂內斯在巴士站被監獄工作人員發現並帶回至其牢房。
The jury in the case was discharged by Judge Heath on August 12 for legal reasons and the case will now return to court in March next year.
8月12日希瑟法官宣佈解散陪審團，此案也將延期至明年3月再審。
Kupstys’ release is another blow for HMP Lincoln which was criticised by inspectors in 2012. They declared the prison unsafe after finding overcrowding at a rate of 50 per cent. A new governor was appointed and the prison received a more favourable report last year.
馬蒂內斯被錯誤釋放是林肯監獄2012年受到檢查員批評後的又一次失誤。檢查員曾發現該監獄存在超員問題，犯人多出正常數量的50%。去年一位新的管理者上任後，監獄曾收到一份令人滿意的報告。
Last night, the governor Peter Wright admitted that Kupstys’s release was a ‘grave error, a fundamental breach of what we’re here to do’.
昨晚，管理者皮特·懷特承認此次錯誤釋放事件“是一個重大失誤，是一次對我們應盡責任的根本違約”。
A Ministry of Justice spokesman added: ‘A prisoner from Lincoln was released in error on 8 August. The police were notified immediately and he was arrested within hours. An investigation by a senior governor has been launched.‘We take public protection extremely seriously and this type of incident is a very rare but regrettable occurrence.’
“8月8日一名犯人被錯誤釋放，警方隨即得到通知並在3小時內將其抓回。事件的具體調查正在進行中。”司法部發言人補充說，“我們非常重視公衆防護，這次事件實屬罕見，我們深感抱歉。”
