Dribble
Well-Known Member
"A person who deliberately makes a false allegation of a crime in the knowledge that there is a risk that the police will conduct an investigation would have committed one of the relevant offences and is liable to be prosecuted subject to public interest considerations."
Specific Public Interest Factors & Wasting Police Time With Malicious Accusations
- a false complaint was motivated by malice;
- a false complaint was sustained over a period of time (particularly where there were opportunities to retract);
- the person originally accused has sustained significant damage to his or her reputation.
- public / police resources being diverted for the purposes of investigation for a sufficient period;
- where a substantial cost is incurred - for example, where expensive scientific examination has to be undertaken;
- considerable distress is caused to the accused by the reporting;
- where the false report alleges that a particularly grave offence has been committed;
- there is significant premeditation in the making of the report; or
- the complainant persists with the allegation, even when challenged.
This is UK Law as opposed to the trumped up, agregious private member club breaches being levelled at the club we love.
Personally, if it was me bring publicly accused like City are, I'd be turning the tables on my accuser & see how they like it when faced with having to prove their accusations beyond all reasonable doubt in a court of law, & facing prosecution themselves, followed by a defamation law suit.
There's our business, our reputation & hundreds of millions of pounds at stake. If we're truly innocent, we've nothing to fear & have everything to gain.
Game set & match.
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/perverting-course-justice-and-wasting-police-time-cases-involving-allegedly-false#:~:text=A person who deliberately makes,subject to public interest considerations.
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