HMCTS Interpreting Reports
A district judge instructed the court clerk to type into Google Translate 'Can you type in ‘probation need extra time to prepare your report, your case is being adjourned to October 22 when you will be produced at court and an interpreter will be present’?
Bo Yang, 40, appeared at Burnley Crown Court on Thursday (June 19) and entered his pleas after previous hearings had to be adjourned due to interpreter issues.
A farce resembling a scene from a Carry On film saw a judge told that neither the prosecution nor defence had any idea where the defendant was after a string of aborted hearings due to a lack of interpreters.
A Finnish interpreter was not available to assist Luistinen and the case had to be put back.
District Judge Briony Clarke said she was 'very sorry' the court had been unable to find an interpreter.
