Plebgate...some Arrests At Last.

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22919576

What I can't understand about this is why it has taken so long to arrest someone. The original incident occurred last September. It was fairly obvious months ago that something was wrong. I could never be described as a Tory Party fan but Andrew Mitchell deserves all the support he can get in this affair. It would seem that police corruption and incompetence has gone too far this time.

[FredPuli43]

Not clear what the misconduct in public office is. It may be only the leaking of information, probably for reward.

[jno]

agree - I suppose police investigating police always takes time. But the story says the arrests follow new information on June 4, which is not that long ago.

[jno]

I think there was earlier some suggestion that logbooks were altered or something along that line, though I have no idea if this is true or if it forms the basis of the arrests.

[ludwig]

I suppose the new information would be one of the police finally admitting that they made it all up.

[jno]

ah yes... the thumbscrews...

[ludwig]

Yes, either that, or the 'you won't go to prison' s. Equally effective in producing a confession.

[Gromit]

From the Mail.

// David Davis MP, a friend of Mr Mitchell, wrote to the Independent Police Complaints Commission on that day highlighting evidence which ‘strongly reinforces the case that a conspiracy took place’.
In his letter to the IPCC, Mr Davis referred to documents lodged by The Sun newspaper in defence of a libel action taken against them by Mr Mitchell.
In them, the paper refers to a call it received the morning after the incident from an anonymous woman who described herself as a tourist. She was said to have overheard Mitchell saying to police officers: ‘You’re f****** morons – you think you run the country, well you don’t.’
But Mr Davis pointed out to the IPCC that video evidence showed ‘there were no civilian witnesses in earshot of any exchange’. //

A serving Police Officer has been arrested. The mystery woman non witness is probably someone connected to him tracked by her phone number.

All pretty murky stuff.

[murraymints]

Will probably get swept aside ..

[mikey4444]

It would seem that the Police are seriously implicated in this case...what a surprise !