fishfoodie wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:39 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:35 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:33 pm
What Is ?
The Met Police said today their investigation would not take more than a year, but did not give an exact timeframe for when it would wrap up.
Police investigation 'won't take longer than a year'
More lines now from the Met Police commander leading its investigation into parties, which Boris Johnson repeatedly urged MPs to wait for when facing tough criticism in the Commons earlier.
The Met has been handed more than 300 photos, Commander Catherine Roper told the media.
She also said:
Her team would start contacting people soon to ask them questions and expected that people would "tell the truth"
The investigation will not last "more than a year" and she wants to fast-track it
The police asked Sue Gray to hold back information on events they are looking into because it would otherwise make it harder to interview people and have them provide "their account from their own memory"
Police officers on duty at Downing Street could be questioned if appropriate
That's what I was afraid of ...
They're not even being subtle about their corruption
The Secret Barrister (who is normally a fierce critic of this Government) has posted an article explaining why the police might want the report not to summaries the evidence they are now looking at:
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/01/ ... nt-report/
Worth reading if only for this imaginary interview of a notable suspect a la Line of Duty:
Q: What can you tell us about the alleged party on [DATE]?
A: Nothing at all, old bean. It’s absolute rhubarb! I wasn’t even told!
Q: Nobody told you anything about a party?
A: Piffle and balderdash! Nothing at all. You can check my phone and my emails!
Q: You had your phone on you all that day, did you?
A: Absolutely.
Q: Nobody else used it?
A: Of course not!
Q: We have analysed your phone, and your emails. And they’re clean. But we’d like to ask you about this. [PRESENTS DOCUMENT]
A: Cripes! What is this?
Q: These are messages we recovered from the mobile phone of X. They were deleted from your phone, it seems. And would you agree that these show you in detailed conversation about the party? Down to you even demanding a particular wine?
[PAUSE]
A: No comment.