FURY erupted last night over 47 dangerous fugitives not being named - in case it breaches their human rights.
The freed lags fled after committing new crimes or breaking early release terms.
But soft justice rules mean murderers and a rapist have a right to privacy.
All 47 are deemed "high risk" or "very high risk" - and include child-sex offenders, The Sun can reveal.
New powers promised by PM David Cameron to name criminals on the loose have been quietly dropped. Criminals have used data protection rules and the Human Rights Act to stay anonymous.
Last night Police and Justice Minister Nick Herbert ordered a review of the secrecy - branding it "ridiculous". He declared: "Of course offenders on the run should be named."
Tory MP Dominic Raab stormed: "Labour allowed the privacy of dangerous offenders to be put ahead of public protection. The coalition must reverse those warped priorities We can't have dozens of high risk fugitives shielded on human rights grounds."
This latest example of Ken Clarke's Justice Department being soft was exposed by a Sun freedom of information request about freed lags on the run. The total was 960 - and 47 were deemed dangerous.
A justice official refused to name them - citing their "reasonable expectation that the Department would hold the information in confidence". Source
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