September 03, 2010

CPS ducks the phone hacking issue

The allegation is that the police didn't give the CPS all the information they had.

In response to this Kier Starmer says:
I have no reason to consider that there was anything inappropriate in the prosecutions that were undertaken in this case - not the allegation - a classic tactic of the avoider.

In the light of the fresh allegations that have been made, some preliminary enquiries have been undertaken and I have now ordered an urgent examination of the material that was supplied to the CPS by the police three years ago - but the allegations concern material allegedly NOT supplied.

I am taking this action to satisfy myself and assure the public that the appropriate actions were taken in relation to that material - when that is not the issue.
This will only strengthen suspicions of a cover-up.

2 comments:

Aetius said...

I can understand why the government and the Met both want to bury this; I can also understand why Labour, under whose watch this scandal happened have changed sides; What I don't understand is what the CPS has to gain?

John Page said...

Good point :)

Kier Starmer not wanting to break ranks with the Met and the government? He may feel his job is safer that way.