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Fascinating. So the police hold some level of discretion on its release then?
by joenot443 3y ago
Fascinating. So the police hold some level of discretion on its release then?
- afandian 3y agoI’m not sure who decides. But here’s an ongoing case in the UK. The judge has named a police officer who’s charged with murder. (There’s a huge amount of context and it’s a controversial move.) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68502539 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68502539
- vr46 3y agoThis is totally correct and in line with all guidelines, naming once charged.
- afandian 3y agoIn this case there was a question of threats to the defendant’s safety.
- vr46 3y agoCovered already in this instance, thoroughly: 'The judge said in his ruling that he had examined “raw underlying intelligence material” before deciding there was not a “real and immediate risk” to NX121 or his family if his identity was made public. Lucraft said the three-month delay in naming the officer would allow for “the imposition of any additional mitigating measures to be put in place.”' Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/30/met-officer-charged-with-of-chris-kaba-can-be-named-judge-rules https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/30/met-officer-...
- ajb 3y agoApparently so, but it's limited to exceptional cases. See "naming on charge" here: https://www.college.police.uk/app/engagement-and-communication/media-relations https://www.college.police.uk/app/engagement-and-communicati...