Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor challenges police search warrants in High Court
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a High Court challenge seeking to quash search warrants obtained by Thames Valley Police before his arrest, Britain’s judiciary confirmed Monday.
The former prince was arrested on February 19, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to allegations that he shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy. He was interviewed under caution and released under investigation. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied wrongdoing.
The warrants, issued by a judge at the Central Criminal Court on February 18, authorized searches of Mountbatten-Windsor’s home on the Sandringham Estate and Royal Lodge, his former residence in Windsor. His legal action seeks a judicial review of whether the warrants were lawfully granted.
A hearing is scheduled for Thursday at the High Court in London. According to a judicial spokesperson, it will address an application by Thames Valley Police to restrict access to documents in the case and will begin in private. It is not known whether Mountbatten-Windsor will attend.
Thames Valley Police said its investigation into alleged misconduct in public office remains ongoing and that it would not comment further while the warrant proceedings are before the court.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Revise the lead to avoid saying the residence searches happened before the arrest, which is not established in the sources. - "search warrants used by Thames Valley Police to search two royal residences before his arrest": The sources say the warrants were obtained or issued before his arrest and authorized searches of the residences, but they do not say the searches occurred before his arrest.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor challenges police search warrants in High Court
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a High Court challenge seeking to quash search warrants usedobtained by Thames Valley Police to search two royal residences before his arrest, Britain’s judiciary confirmed Monday.
The former prince was arrested on February 19, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to allegations that he shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy. He was interviewed under caution and released under investigation. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied wrongdoing.
The warrants, issued by a judge at the Central Criminal Court on February 18, authorized searches of Mountbatten-Windsor’s home on the Sandringham Estate and Royal Lodge, his former residence in Windsor. His legal action seeks a judicial review of whether the warrants were lawfully granted.
A hearing is scheduled for Thursday at the High Court in London. According to a judicial spokesperson, it will address an application by Thames Valley Police to restrict access to documents in the case and will begin in private. It is not known whether Mountbatten-Windsor will attend.
Thames Valley Police said its investigation into alleged misconduct in public office remains ongoing and that it would not comment further while the warrant proceedings are before the court.
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