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(not satire – it’s the UK today)
I’ve already written about the unsuitability of putting Lady Butler-Sloss in charge of the official inquiry into child abuse by VIPs – not least because she would have to investigate her own brother.
But here’s an even more compelling reason she must stand down.
Unbelievably, Butler-Sloss has stated that she thinks heads of states and leaders have the right to immunity from court action.
She has also said that she thinks heads of states and leaders should have the right to remain anonymous during court cases.
In 2004, Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss – then president of the high court’s family division – assigned a false name to a case launched in the English courts to protect King Fahd of Saudi Arabia:
Judge protected king with false name
The reason she gave for her bizarre actions was because she said the king was entitled to “sovereign immunity“.
She also ruled that the king – or indeed any head of state – was entitled to anonymity:
“Once the press are aware of this they will dig a great deal deeper and there will be a great deal of information which they will be able to put into the public domain.”
How on earth is Butler-Sloss supposed to investigate the possible cover-up of child abuse by political leaders if she thinks they are immune from the courts and have the right for their actions to be covered up?
Incidentally, three appeal court judges ruled her argument was “particularly unpersuasive” and that she’d “misdirected herself”.
That’s actually pretty strong language from an appeal court to a judge.
Butler-Sloss was ‘retired’ to the House of Lords just months after the appeal court’s decision against her.
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Since the Monarchy was reinstated UK heads of state and used to Emperors are above the law in every sense and cannot be prosecute It is called the Royal Prerogative and this includes the power to pardon. The idea that our Head of state has no power is a myth but it is power used on advice and remember all service people and the police as well as Parliament swear an oath of loyalty to the head of State. It is different in places like Italy and France where one head brings charges against another.. Ps Queens Counsel and so on
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There is apparently a blood test for Alzheimer’s out there somewhere, but her dementia may stem from other causes. At 80, I fear she is too old to take on such a job, even were she found to be medically competent. What if she dies half way through? Statistically, it’s not a runner. May’s mental capacity desrves investigation also, she being an elderly woman with a diagnosis of Type I Dabetes.
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she is put there has a hindrance to the truth once again it wil get swept under that carpet jeff3
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Reblogged this on Beastrabban’s Weblog and commented:
Tom Pride reveals that Butler-Sloss once claimed acted to protect King Fahd of Saudi Arabia’s anonymity during a court case, fearing that revealing his name would allow the press to put even more information before the public. So, definitely not someone to head a public inquiry into child abuse by the rich and powerful. To the establishment, of course, it makes her the ideal person to put in charge of the case. As for Fahd, it’s not hard to see why she acted that way. He was obese, brutal and corrupt – but we need their oil, and their cooperation in the Middle East. Hence her decision.
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Reblogged this on amnesiaclinic and commented:
I think that’s exactly why she was appointed….
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good news for the royals
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It will all become aimed at gradually silencing the Internet. Today’s press tend not to ‘dig deeper’ when it is there own interests that will be put on the line.
The digging happens through the web. And once the clever Mrs Butler-Sluice has washed it all away you nasty bloggers need to STFU.
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“sovereign immunity” my arse!
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I understand that this woman has also publicly told lies and was forced to apologise for those lies to the so-called House of Lords.
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You all seem to be arguing on the principle that the chair of an inquiry needs to be objective, honest and capable. No, they are the last qualities which are required.
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The whole thing is a sham – we know it, they know it and the abusers go free to carry on abusing again…
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Reblogged this on Jay's Journal and commented:
What a disgrace!
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The whole thing is a sham, need I say more. Mike Bournemouth
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It is all Shocking
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How many others of her class agree with this?
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As the admin of this web page is working, no doubt very quickly it will be well-known,
due to its feature contents.
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