Innocents are robbed

LETTER: I was appalled to read about a man who applied for a tax disc for his car, only to be arrested on suspicion of having a fraudulent MoT certificate.

The reason was that the colour of the ink was a lighter shade of green.

This man, who was totally innocent, was taken to a police station where his fingerprints were taken, and a DNA swab taken.

They also interviewed him for a length of time until proof of authenticity was verified by the DVLA.

In my opinion, if someone is innocent, then surely DNA swabs and fingerprints should be destroyed because the police are robbing someone of their liberty.

Trevor Mytton

Shrewsbury