Top lawyer says Princess Diana 'was killed after plan to frighten her went wrong'

[David Guyatt]

Fancy that: the police told to investigate new allegations that SAS killed Diana.

I don't see that happening. Adter all, they might discover evidence proving the claim is true.

Diana: Time for police to make arrests and seize documents, says lawyer

SCOTLAND Yard was under increasing pressure last night to launch a full-scale inquiry into sensational allegations that the SAS assassinated Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed.

By: John Twomey
Published: Sat, October 12, 2013

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Princess Diana in Washington in 1995 [AP]
The lawyer acting for Dodi's father Mohamed Al Fayed urged detectives to finally get to the truth and use their powers to "seize documents and make arrests".
Simon McKay was speaking after it emerged a third witness has corroborated claims from a former SAS sniper who apparently boasted how the elite regiment was involved in the deaths of the couple in a Paris underpass.
A small team of Yard detectives has been assessing the allegations as part of a "scoping exercise" since the claims were made public in August.
The SAS man's ex-wife, her mother and stepfather have all given detailed statements to police supporting assassination claims attributed to the sniper known as Soldier N.
But police chiefs have so far refused to launch a proper murder investigation amid fears that the claims will be "swept under the carpet".
A full-scale inquiry would allow the Yard to go to SAS headquarters in Hereford and discover who was serving at the time of the car crash which claimed the lives of Diana, 36, Dodi, 42, and their 41-year-old *chauffeur Henri Paul in August 1997.
Mr McKay said yesterday: "There can be no serious question that the statement attributed to Soldier N was, in fact, made and therefore the necessary legal threshold crossed for a proper investigation to now be launched as opposed to the present scoping exercise' which is a somewhat ambiguous term for the current action being taken by the Metropolitan Police Service.
"A proper investigation will allow the police to use their statutory powers to seize documents and records and make arrests, if appropriate."
The Yard's reluctance to put inquiries on a formal footing has dismayed many legal observers.
The wrecked car after the fatal Paris crash [REX]

There can be no serious question that the statement attributed to Soldier N was, in fact, made and therefore the necessary legal threshold crossed for a proper investigation to now be launched as opposed to the present scoping exercise'
Simon McKay, lawyer acting for Mohamed Al Fayed

One said last night: "If this was a banker suspected of insider dealing, police would just go in and grab the records. There would be none of this tip-toeing around."
Dodi's family has also questioned the decision to appoint Detective Chief Inspector Philip Easton as head of the "scoping exercise" as he was part of Scotland Yard's Operation Paget inquiry which concluded the deaths were a tragic accident. They have urged Yard chiefs to replace him with another detective in the interests of "transparency and fairness".
Earlier this week, Soldier N's stepfather-in-law was interviewed by two officers, including Mr Easton. It is understood he gave a compelling statement which confirmed the account by the ex-wife of Soldier N of how he bragged that SAS soldiers caused the crash.
The claims were originally contained in letters sent to the commanding officer of the SAS and Dyfed-Powys Police in September 2011.
They only emerged after this summer's court martial of SAS sniper Sgt Danny Nightingale where Solder N was a witness. It is understood Soldier N has since denied making the claims.

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