Allison Baden-clay rally: Bruce and Denise Morcombe back our right to question justice system

BRUCE Morcombe has passionately defended the community’s right to question the justice system and to call for change if it is needed.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe

BRUCE Morcombe has passionately defended the community’s right to question the justice system and to call for change if it is needed.

Mr Morcombe and wife Denise will don yellow clothes and join a rally supporting an appeal against the downgrading of Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe will join the rally supporting an appeal against the downgrading of Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction. Picture: Glenn Barnes

Their involvement publicly brings together Queensland’s two most high-profile criminal cases, which have been entwined since Allison went missing.

“In a democratic society we have the right for peaceful protest and that’s exactly what this is,” he said.

“The communities of southeast Queensland and greater Australia are not happy with the decision made last week. If the laws need changing, that’s what we’d like to happen, so this can’t happen again.

“We have walked the same corridors of the Supreme Court in Queensland as Allison’s parents.

“We really feel for them. Our case is still not behind us. Daniel’s killer has applied to the High Court, so we are walking similar paths.”