If, as now seems to be the case, it is recognised that Mubarak and his friends stashed their money illegally in London are those who helped them do it - the lawyers and the banks in particular - going to be investigated under money laundering legislation? Are their cases at the very least going to be investigated (I stress - I am not pre-judging things)? And if not, why not?
When will we know?
Where's the DPP on this?
And SOCA?
Shouldn't we know?
Shouldn't the people of Egypt know?
Shouldn't the rulers of other states know?
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And shouldn’t SOCA et al get ahead of the game and start identifying what the Gadaffi family have stashed away?
I find it objectionable that any financial institution in the freedom loving, democratic process loving, protect the rights of the individual universe, is able to turn a blind eye to the abuses of tyrants and government thugs who lord it over their own populations, and do business with them, and then when revolution comes (!!!) and the despot is replaced by democratically elected government, still hold the population to the loan repayments that service the debts that the former dictators took on. If the CIA, for example, wishes to bank roll such “friends and allies” then let the bank of CIA do the lending.
😯 But he doesn’t have any wealth abroad. He swears so.
Where do influential people hide their dodgy dosh?
Opening this bag of worms (by the Crown Prosecution Service or the Serious Organised Crime Agency) may be enough to destroy what we naively regard as “our society”.
Robbing their subjects and country is not restricted to African dictators. It happens right here and now and goes to the ready top.
@PSG – “Robbing their subjects and country is not restricted to African dictators. It happens right here and now and goes to the ready top.”
Regrettably, you are correct. Still, when you see that the Tories now get 50% of their funding from the City, why be surprised?