Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office as King says 'law must take its course' - live updates
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It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Police say King Charles’s brother is in custody and officers are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk - read the police statement in full

  • MunkyNutts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    1 day ago

    Sadly, as I understood from a report I saw this morning, it’s not in connection to his pedophilia but to sending highly sensitive gov docs to Epstein which may have been used for financial gain.

    • greygore@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 day ago

      And they arrested and imprisoned Al Capone for tax evasion. The important part is they arrested him, and secondly that it was for something related to Epstein. Hopefully the ensuing investigation will cause more details to be revealed and a wider reckoning to occur, but either way, he’s no longer free.

      • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        10 hours ago

        In the UK there’s quite the tradition of using the Justice System to merelly whitewash the crimes of the Aristocracy, so better wait until the trial is over before one starts celebrating this.

      • MunkyNutts@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        19 hours ago

        I’m hopeful, Al wasn’t as well connected as Andrew, and seeing how the US has pursued it, I hope the UK does better.