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As far as I know, technically anybody [with deep enough pockets] can initiate private prosecution in the UK.
by gpderetta 3y ago
As far as I know, technically anybody [with deep enough pockets] can initiate private prosecution in the UK.
- gnfargbl 3y agoThey can, but the CPS can always choose to take over the case -- and they are allowed to take over with the express intent of dropping the prosecution. https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/private-prosecutions https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/private-prosecutions
- zarzavat 3y agoHopefully this case will be the final nail in the coffin of private prosecutions. We don't need such things in the modern world.
- graemep 3y agoIn addition there were some cases prosecuted by the CPS: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/09/cps-keir-starmer-role-post-office-wrongful-convictions/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/09/cps-keir-starmer...