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The police have cancelled my interview with them on Friday and announced a âsenior officerâ has been appointed to conduct a review into the investigation to ensure it âremains proportionateâ. They say theyâll update me in âdue courseâ.
This vexatious claim against me should never have been investigated. At a time when many have been propelled into misery as a consequence of the lockdown strategy, it is a gross abuse of taxpayer cash and police time.
I will be requesting a copy of the CPS advice that led to the intervention irrespective of whether they proceed or not, the dangerous precedent that this case could set for broadcasters and journalists must be challenged.
We need an urgent review of the unprecedented use of this legislation to attack press freedom. The worrying thing is that had it been someone unable to kick up a fuss like I did they would have been hauled in and had to face police action over a vexatious complaint like this.
Scotland Yard has said a senior officer would be looking at the investigation to see if it was âproportionateâ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/14/police-set-review-investigation-darren-grimes-david-starkey/
