Rome, 7 July (LaPresse) – Prince Harry and anti-racism campaigner Doreen Lawrence have strongly criticised what they regard as a “blatant cover-up” following the dismissal of their claims for damages against Associated Newspapers Limited. Allegations that the publisher of the Daily Mail had obtained the stories through illegal means were dismissed by a High Court judge, who stated that there was insufficient evidence to support many of the claims. King Charles III’s second son and Baroness Doreen issued the following statement: “We turned to the courts in search of justice and accountability. But we have obtained neither. This ruling represents a complete reversal of the position taken by previous judges regarding the allegations of hacking, which were upheld in cases involving both News Group Newspapers and Mirror Group Newspapers (which at the time were represented by the same judge who delivered this ruling).” “The general findings,” the statement adds, “concerning various private investigators who, according to the courts, allegedly carried out unlawful activities during the same period in relation to similar stories and well-known figures, have been completely ignored. The fact that this Court has chosen to dismiss them represents an inconsistency that is difficult to understand or reconcile with common sense, or with the evidence heard in court.” For the prince and the activist, “this is a complete and blatant cover-up, though unfortunately not entirely unexpected”.
United Kingdom, Prince Harry: ‘The verdict is a blatant cover-up, but not unexpected’
Rome, 7 July (LaPresse) – Prince Harry and anti-racism campaigner Doreen Lawrence have strongly criticised what they regard as a “blatant cover-up” following the dismissal of their claims for damages against Associated Newspapers Limited. Allegations that the publisher of the Daily Mail had obtained the stories through illegal means were dismissed by a High Court judge, who stated that there was insufficient evidence to support many of the claims. King Charles III’s second son and Baroness Doreen issued the following statement: “We turned to the courts in search of justice and accountability. But we have obtained neither. This ruling represents a complete reversal of the position taken by previous judges regarding the allegations of hacking, which were upheld in cases involving both News Group Newspapers and Mirror Group Newspapers (which at the time were represented by the same judge who delivered this ruling).” “The general findings,” the statement adds, “concerning various private investigators who, according to the courts, allegedly carried out unlawful activities during the same period in relation to similar stories and well-known figures, have been completely ignored. The fact that this Court has chosen to dismiss them represents an inconsistency that is difficult to understand or reconcile with common sense, or with the evidence heard in court.” For the prince and the activist, “this is a complete and blatant cover-up, though unfortunately not entirely unexpected”.
