Alex Chalk says his 'blood ran cold' when he learned of Andrew Malkinson's case.
"It's appalling to think of an injustice in that way," he toldPeople who are wrongly jailed for more than 10 years can be paid up to £1m under a government compensation scheme.
This rule was scrapped on Sunday, however, the government has not committed to reimbursing wrongly convicted people who have previously had the deduction applied to their compensation."Certainly since 2006, there have been three cases where deductions have been made and none in the last 10 years. I am looking at it," said Mr Chalk.
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