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The duty solicitor advised my ex to do a no comment interview at his first interview (his case is IIOC). I think thats fairly standard advice? By the time his second interview rolled around he had a specialist solicitor who advised him to go no comment again. Basically the police had 'found' one deleted file containing eight images, but something about the wording made the solicitor think the police didn't really 'have' the images in a legally admissible way (no I don't understand it either!!). So he was advised to give another no comment interview.

Solicitors generally advice a no comment interview if it would appear the police have little to no evidence of your involvement in an offence, by giving a no comment interview you are giving them no further information they can use against you, it prevents you from incriminating yourself.

The risk of a no comment interview is however outlined to you as part of the caution, failing to mention something which you later rely on as part of your defence can be viewed negativly by the court.

I think 26a20 has summed up the dilemma faced. My son was so traumatised during his arrest that he immediately admitted his offence and was completely open and honest in his interview. We'll never know how much his confession added to the evidence and charges but it was recognised in his sentencing when the judge commended him for it and said that in all the cases he'd dealt with, he'd never come across anyone more honest and willing to admit what he'd done.

Our duty solicitor advised my son to answer questions, but we have proof his email was hacked and we have proof my son reported items on Snapchat.