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Evidence of wrongdoing is still required for this.
Quit talking out your ass, WP. Wrongdoing is already evident. What is required to put him behind bars is proof of criminal wrongdoing.
Hold your breath, WP.
What is required? Evidence that shows beyond a reasonable doubt that whatever the person is accused is factual. Unspecified bleating does not constitute proof of of something specific.
Law Commission Discussion Paper (July 2013) CRIMINAL LIABILITY: INSANITY AND AUTOMATISM
http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/insanity_discussion.pdf
(10) Burden of proof if the insanity defence is raised 1.63 The general approach to the burden of proof in English law is that stated by Lord Sankey: “Throughout the web of the English criminal law one golden thread is always to be seen, that it is the duty of the prosecution to prove [beyond a reasonable doubt] the prisoner’s guilt”. That statement was followed by his recognition of an exception at common law for the defence of insanity.53 If the defendant pleads insanity, then the burden of proof lies on the defence. This means that the accused has to prove all the elements of the defence on the balance of probabilities.
The US has an identical doctrine of beyond a shadow of doubt.