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Feels like its a wee bit of a royal PR stunt! Be seen to be on a level playing field with the proles, but in reality no real prospect of a conviction.
If this is their plan, it's beyond terrible.
misconduct in public office
Isn't passing confidential information to foreign nationals normally described as spying? Would it be described as 'misconduct in public office' if his paedo friend had been Russian instead of American?
Sounds like treason to me.
Feels like its a wee bit of a royal PR stunt! Be seen to be on a level playing field with the proles, but in reality no real prospect of a conviction.
misconduct in public office
I've never really understood what this means?
Peeing in the filing cabinet during an office Xmas party........all the way through to spying for foreign nationals, it seems.
Feels like its a wee bit of a royal PR stunt! Be seen to be on a level playing field with the proles, but in reality no real prospect of a conviction. Do nothing and the public might actually start to question the institution rather than the individuals. And of course the police will be playing the same game - wanting to be seen not to have favourites.
It’s a complete PR stunt to protect the King. Why hasn’t Charles ever been arrested for taking brown bags of cash from dubious sources? What about his role in the attempted cover up he and his Mum spent £12million on plus whatever other shenanigans they tried via the back channels. Im sure the protection officers knew what was going on and the family were. All this talk in Charles statement of no one being above the law is hilariously pathetic coming from him.
They could have carted him off in the back of a van or a knackered Astra rather than some fancy Range Rover.
Suddenly everyone in the country wants to do jury service 😂
And remember what happened to the last royal to be arrested, Charles I.
It would be a neat and tidy way to remove him from the line of succession too.
And remember what happened to the last royal to be arrested, Charles I
I'm not sure he was actually arrested as we understand it in a modern sense 😀 , but I googled a list of Royal arrests and the recent ones were Princess Anne (the current one) for a charge under the dangerous dogs act. Then Zara Tindall for crimes against rugby or something. Bunch of wrong'uns, but we knew that in the 1640s.
Could the do him for possession of an offensive wife?
All that's required is an allegation and reasonable suspicion for the arrest, a search can then follow and he can be interviewed -
Indeed - but to arrest such a high profile person I still expect more than a hunch - some decent quality info already
Could the do him for possession of an offensive wife?
Maybe they could also arrest him for walking on the cracks in the pavement and walking in a loud shirt in a built-up area during the hours of darkness? 😀
So has Sarah fled the country already - UAE I believe. Warrant for her arrest soon ?
Could the do him for possession of an offensive wife?
I don't usually go there but, given the vile things that Andrew had done, do we really have to revert to shit like this?
Suddenly everyone in the country wants to do jury service 😂
I'd want the heating maxed out in the room to see if the little bugger sweats.😁
I don't usually go there but, given the vile things that Andrew had done, do we really have to revert to shit like this?
I think you are missing the reference, see post below on walking on cracks in the pavement. It's if you are not as old as some of us actually a reference to police racism and to a lesser extent misogyny rather than how it might be read in isolation
Indeed - but to arrest such a high profile person I still expect more than a hunch - some decent quality info already
...the police tipped the BBC off over the Cliff Richard raid - just saying! 🙂
misconduct in public office
I've never really understood what this means?
Ideally you go for a primary offence, whether that be fraud, assault or whatever.
In this case you link acts in public office to what happened on a specific day.
A police officer is always in public office while appointed, but is a prince always in public office, or only when on Royal duties? I dunno.
Misconduct is a bit of a broad catch-all, but can involve "Cases involving abuse of position for a sexual purpose", eg police officers having sexual relations with a vulnerable victim, ie otherwise legal and consensual.
There's a raft of civil offences too: misfeasance, malfeasance (more serious) and nonfeasance (doing nothing when you should act).
Sounds like treason to me.
Cool, can he be the next "attraction" at the Tower of London?
That's still the penalty for treason isn't it, being locked up in the Tower?
Possibly - but I think the King has know about this for quite some considerable time. Whether he remains protected will be interesting to see (well of course he will)
I'm not so sure, you know. That quote from Charles reads very much like damage limitation to me. He's distancing the Palace from Randy Andy and tacitly saying that they should throw the book at him.
I see it as His mum protected him, his big brother is not
A police officer is always in public office while appointed, but is a prince always in public office, or only when on Royal duties? I dunno.
MY understanding its in connection with his role as a trade envoy and passing sensitive info to Epstein - so not as a royal but as a trade envoy
Are you suggesting he has done a "Richard Roper" ?
im 50:50. There are conspiracy theories knocking around for sure, with photographs of a guy whole looks suspciously like him with a few personal protection looking blokes, in TelAviv.
Conspiracy theorists used to claim there was a cabal of word leaders trading children too, so i dont know what to believe any more.
Feels like its a wee bit of a royal PR stunt! Be seen to be on a level playing field with the proles, but in reality no real prospect of a conviction.
If this is their plan, it's beyond terrible.
It's not. Charles doesn't control the police or the prosecution service, not on paper and not in reality.
A police officer is always in public office while appointed, but is a prince always in public office, or only when on Royal duties? I dunno.
MY understanding its in connection with his role as a trade envoy and passing sensitive info to Epstein - so not as a royal but as a trade envoy
Thanks TJ. I haven't seen specifics, Thames Valley Police is also investigating allegations relating to a female https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3zg9g3v4lo
the police tipped the BBC off over the Cliff Richard raid - just saying!
Well officer you see what happened was a Devil Woman introduced me to The Young Ones on a Summer Holiday and being a Bachelor Boy I thought I like the look of that Living Doll she's a real High Class Baby and isn't it Wonderful To Be Young but I really can't help you further because We Don't Talk Anymore.
think you are missing the reference,
Rigjto. Ta.
Will have another read if my brain ever starts working
I see in the news that Princess Anne is out today visiting a...
...prison.
You couldn't make it up.
A textbook example of FAAFO. 😏
MY understanding its in connection with his role as a trade envoy and passing sensitive info to Epstein - so not as a royal but as a trade envoy
When Mandleson passed info to Epstein in relation to the banking details he was privy to, was he a public servant/MP? Presumably if he was, he can expect to also have his collar felt?
I hope so. It seems to me from the press reports the Andrew case is more clearcut but Mandy must be sweating
When Mandleson passed info to Epstein in relation to the banking details he was privy to, was he a public servant/MP?
He was a government minister at the time (his peerage was to allow him to be brought in as a minister)
Presumably if he was, he can expect to also have his collar felt?
His houses have been searched. However there were several articles suggesting that misconduct in a public office is difficult to prove at least against senior politicians vs junior civil servants and the like.
Dont really understand why but there seemed lots of uncertainty from various legal commentators on whether it could stick or not.
Be interesting due to that to see what Andrew has been arrested for.
When Mandleson passed info to Epstein in relation to the banking details he was privy to, was he a public servant/MP? Presumably if he was, he can expect to also have his collar felt?
thats seems pretty likely, but as i understand it its quite a hard offence to convict on
i wonder if Andy has been up to even more stuff we don't know about?
also if they seized his computers, do you think he knows how to delete anything dodgy on there? shudder to think what his browsing history looks like
I expect mandlescum is far more practiced at the sort of stuff
When Mandleson passed info to Epstein in relation to the banking details he was privy to, was he a public servant/MP? Presumably if he was, he can expect to also have his collar felt?
He has already had his house(s) searched, so he is certainly on the list to be investigated.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99k9yzzvm4o
Mandleson is up to his neck - and deserves to go straight through the traitors gate with sausage of the month (that's an 80's Spitting Image reference - they knew what he was like even then).
Depending on how cynical/tin foil hat you want to be it could be no coincidence they have arrested Andrew on a charge that is notoriously difficult to prove. They can go through this charade and then say he is innocent because no prosecution was achieved.
Charles can then say all is well and let his brother comeback into the fold.
I think the most shocking aspect of this story is the fact that King Prince Charles was opening London fashion week today. He only ever wears a boring grey suit and rain mac! Edgy.
Dread to think what other news is being snuck out under cover of the ridiculous focus on the arrest today.
Mandy must be sweating
Well that makes one of them
He’s already been released. Didn’t take long
He’s already been released. Didn’t take long
Not enough to question him on for now until they've analysed anything seized at the properties?