Director of public prosecutions says he is confident police would examine any evidence of potential misconduct
The UK’s top prosecutor has said “nobody is above the law” amid growing pressure on police to fully investigate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links with Jeffrey Epstein.
Thames Valley police said earlier this week they were in discussion with the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations of misconduct in public office against the former prince.
Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, told the Sunday Times: “It’s my job to enforce the law and I do so without fear or favour, and that is unaffected by the status of the individual concerned.”
Parkinson said he had “total confidence” that detectives would examine any relevant evidence that might point to criminality. “From my perspective, I don’t find it a difficult offence to prosecute because the core of it is a gross breach of trust by someone performing the function of a public officer,” he said.
