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Ex-prosecutor Nazir Afzal who brought down Rochdale grooming gangs has instructed his lawyers to see if there is evidence to prosecute Boris Johnson for misconduct in public office as Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000 Nazir Afzal said he has instructed his lawyers to investigate the PM’s conduct Boris Johnson today revealed that more than 100,000 … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the possibility Friday of criminal prosecutions of Republican lawmakers if they are found to have provided Capitol tours to people who took part in the Capitol riots. Speaking to reporters a week after a MAGA mob ransacked the Capitol and days after the House voted to impeach President Trump, the … Read more
The Crown Prosecution Service has told Harry Dunn’s parents it will continue to pursue the prosecution of their son’s alleged killer, despite the High Court ruling she had diplomatic immunity. Mr Dunn, 19, died when his motorbike was hit by a car being driven on the wrong side of the road by American Anne Sacoolas … Read more
A driver who completed the 837-mile journey from one end of Britain to the other waited six months to claim he had broken the record to avoid a speeding prosecution, a court heard. Thomas Davies, 29, drove from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland in September 2017, in what he claimed was the … Read more
Four in five Britons say people who spread fake news about vaccines should face prosecution Survey found over half believe a vaccine produced in records time can be safe It follows concerns over anti-vax lies hampering mass rollout of Covid vaccine Two Labour MPs say that online groups have been churning out disinformation By Mail … Read more
Four former police officers involved in Stephen Lawrence case could face criminal prosecution for ‘misconduct’ over arrest of five suspects linked to 1993 racist murder By Amie Gordon For Mailonline Published: 13:19 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 13:23 GMT, 3 November 2020 Four former police officers have today been referred to the Crown Prosecution … Read more
Prosecutor who lost brother to COVID compiles dossier of evidence ‘showing Dominic Cummings should face prosecution for breaking lockdown laws and perverting the course of justice’ Nazir Afzal submitted evidence to suggest Dominic Cummings may have lied The evidence relates to the chief aide’s controversial trip in April to Durham Mr Afzal’s dossier is based … Read more
No legal case will be brought against the Emirati minister of tolerance after he was accused of ‘serious sexual assault’ by the organiser of the Hay literary festival in Abu Dhabi. The case against Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan, 69, had not met the legal criteria requuired to bring charges, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced … Read more
Heroin, cocaine and cannabis users will be EXEMPT from prosecution for repeated offences under new police scheme David Jamieson is investing £60,000 in a scheme to tackle drug re-offending The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has authorised the scheme Low level drug offenders will be offered education rather than criminal sanction Drugs crimes in … Read more
Teenagers caught with heroin and cocaine will avoid prosecution under a new police scheme intended to fight county lines gangs and serious violence. Thames Valley Police, one of Britain’s biggest forces, will give under-18s caught with small amounts of any illegal drug the chance to take part in education or treatment programmes instead of being … Read more