At least something is done about it, unlike other countries (not to name names)
Comment on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
ruuster13@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I bet he’s not even sweating this one.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
NoPanko@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
I feel like no one who replied to you got the joke
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Yup, whooooooosh
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I bet he is, he doesn’t have Mommy to protect him this time.
bampop@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s a pretty huge step to arrest a member of the royal family. They even did it on his birthday, which is just the icing on the cake. In principle he doesn’t deserve to be treated differently from any other pedo rapist, but in practice, I don’t think the police would do a thing like this unless they really, really mean business. It would be too risky for the careers of everyone involved, unless they felt they had a rock solid case and no choice but to proceed with it.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
This is for misconduct in public office, not alleged sexual offences.
HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Yep it’s about giving secret gov data to Epstein. So while the peado accusations will likely be investigated as a result. Based on motive gathering.
ATM no new evidence of actual SA with minors has been shown in the files.
Just pics of him kneeling over a fully clothed shortish female of indeterminate age.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
So far
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
From what I recall, they’d most likely have probably needed to ask The King for permission to do so, who would have handed him over.
HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
The kings authority to refuse is not recognised.
If the king or queen were to be accused. It is technically impossible. As our whole criminal justice system is based on the king Vs the defendent/accused.
But that dose not apply to other royal family members.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
The trial done by Cromwell wasn’t really legal. And Cromwell isn’t really the best example of democracy. It was basically a coup. It’s also legal for MPs to disclose classified information in parliament.
I think they probably would have asked the King or possibly the prime minister, especially because they entered his property to make the arrest. It would have been courtesy. Although the King stated a while ago he is co-operating, and even if he did say no, it would be an absolute PR disaster, so really he wouldn’t have had any choice… Like with most things as a consititional monarch.
It’s just the idea he likely was asked by the Police and he handed his brother over.
Although honestly I would have 100% done the same thing, whether I was a king or not.
wewbull@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
It’s not “The King vs…”. It’s “The Crown vs…”. It might seem a pedantic point, but the crown is a concept similar to “the state”, and distinct from any monarch.
A case being “The Crown vs. HRH King Charles III” is perfectly feasible. The monarch being subject to law is a concept that goes back over 800 years.
They are not free of the whole justice system. They have limited parliamentary privileges mainly related to what they can say without consequences, but they couldn’t murder their opponents.