Greville Janner, the Labour peer who died on Saturday, is now beyond justice, at least of the earthly kind. Nor will his victims get their day in court, probably not even the trial of the facts they were promised earlier this year after Lord Janner was declared incapable, because of severe dementia, of defending himself, although the final decision rests with the high court, which first authorised the highly unusual procedure. The high court is now shut until the second week of the new year, something that is all of a piece with what are at best shockingly lethargic processes that have marred every aspect of this attempt to bring Lord Janner to trial on multiple charges of child sex abuse.
It is now nearly 25 years since a prosecution could first have been brought, after investigations into allegations made in court against Lord Janner when he was still an MP. (more...)
Lord Janner’s death on Saturday leaves witnesses who allege child sex abuse and were due to give evidence in “trial of the facts” in limbo.
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) December 22, 2015
Justice delayed certainly looks like justice denied in case of Lord Janner, but CPS is to go to High Court in January to explore options.
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) December 22, 2015
Lord Janner: witnesses, expecting a trial of the facts in April, will be angry at further delay for it to be considered by #CSAinquiry.
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) December 22, 2015
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