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

  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    20 hours ago

    I did not expect this.

    Sadly, this proves that even the infamously evil ROYAL FAMILY has more integrity than Trump and our politicians (including Democrats).

    Which is fucking terrifying, really. Brace yourselves, keep your chin up, and all of that

    • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      6 hours ago

      Note that he didn’t got arrested for the pedophilia part.

      Also, this being Britain, best wait until the end of the trial to see if he gets convicted and if the sentence is in line with that for similar situations

      When comes to nobles over there using the Justice System as a form of whitewash is pretty standard: there’s this story of some Peer getting convicted for a second time for Fraud and the high court judge letting him go without any penalty saying that “the shame of a conviction is enough”.

      • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        19 hours ago

        I cannot disagree! We can see the effects of “corporations are people” and “money is free speech” all around us.

        Every year the corporate dystopia gets more obscene.