11-08-2014, 02:58 PM
Police told not to arrest MP over abuse claims'
Lord Janner is said by friends to be in very poor health
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Lord Janner is said by friends to be in very poor health Sean Dempsey/PA
Sean O'Neill Crime Editor
Published at 12:01AM, August 8 2014
Detectives investigating a Labour MP over child abuse allegations more than 20 years ago were stopped from arresting him, The Times has learnt.
Greville Janner, now Lord Janner of Braunstone, was interviewed by appointment in the company of his solicitor as part of a major investigation into the abuse of boys at homes in Leicestershire in 1991.
A number of sources with knowledge of the case have confirmed that officers had wanted to arrest the Leicester West MP, which would have given them the power to search his home and offices. Legal advice was sought on taking the rare step
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article4170095.ece
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