This is the statement issued by Military Lawyer, Christopher Hill
“I am pleased to confirm that today at the hearing a the Colchester Court Martial Centre, the Judge Advocate General granted Bale Baleiwai leave to appeal against his conviction out of time.
It is this conviction that the UKBA are using to refuse his application for naturalisation.
This was a conviction recorded by his Commanding Officer in April 2011 after an internal hearing.
The judge has ordered that this matter can now be re-heard in a proper court of law with witnesses called.
The case will be listed in the near future for a full hearing at which we hope Bale will be able to establish his innocence.
