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[red_pill]

According to Serbian president Boris Tadic, the investigation into Ratko Mladic's alleged crimes will extend to anyone who helped him evade arrest in the 16 years since he was indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Will this include Sir Malcom Rifkind MP, the former foreign secretary who now

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[gildinwen]

To be fair the comment below explains why they couldn't under the U.K law. And this is Private Eye after all, whose journalism remains....questionable at best.

Edit: Never mind it's my personal eye twich at being called that, (half Indian-Half British)

[mandragora1]

*shakes head* Oh, Ian (Hislop, editor of Private Eye, who I adore, especially in HIGNFY). As you know full well, Rifkind could not hand over intercept evidence for use in criminal prosecutions as to do so was (and remains) illegal under UK law.

All we have here is a British politician obeying British law. Who knew!?

At the time (1995) the relevant act was Interception of Communications Act 1985, now replaced by Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. Both Acts made it illegal to use intercept evidence at trial. So Rifkind could not have handed over the intercept evidence even if he'd wanted to. As Ian (Hislop), who is a highly intelligent and well educated man knows full well.

Suspect that the real target of this piece was John Reid and that Private Eye really wanted to take a pop at him.

[red_pill]

i do love ian. but i wasnt awere off this. thanks for the heads up. look like a bit of a tit now XD

[mandragora1]

No need to feel foolish - most people wouldn't be aware of the legal position, as Ian knew full well when deciding to publish.