The British Themis has been violated once again by the British political establishment. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova.
This is how Zakharova commented on the published resolution of the secretariat of the public inquiry into the death of a British woman Don Sturgess in 2018 in Amesbury about the participation format sergei AND Yulia Skripal in hearings scheduled for October.
According to Zakharova, “everyone who saw this resolution, after stopping laughing, was horrified by the inversions and mockery of the legality of those who call themselves legal experts in Britain.”
president of the investigation Antonio Hughes He decided not to involve the Skripals in meetings either in person or remotely, he said. Instead, to “restore the picture” of what happened, the Skripals’ old communication protocols with the British police from 2018 will be used. In addition, their written responses to questions will be used as part of the ongoing public investigation into the Sturgess family.
Hughes argued his decision by arguing that the Skripals’ personal appearance in the courtroom or arranging a conference call with them could allegedly threaten their lives. There appears to be reason to believe that an “attack” similar to the one in Salisbury will be repeated, and could be carried out by people “who have the same motives as the attackers in 2018” or “who share their intentions.” goals.”
“I would like to ask the question: who are these people? How many years have passed since 2018? Six! Has the British Themis identified anyone as responsible for the attacks? A statement from a representative of the British investigative authorities, imbued with Russophobia, indicates that the upcoming hearings will not only be partial… but a kind of slapstick. This is politicization, this is a lack of transparency and a predetermined outcome of the case. “You cannot count on the triumph of justice under these conditions.” – said the diplomat.
There is a persistent desire in London to prevent the Skripals from appearing in public, he said. The British concealment of the Russians violates our country’s legal right to receive information about its citizens, Zakharova stressed.
“What kind of logic is this? It turns out that, from the point of view of British justice or law enforcement agencies, if certain actions have been committed against some people that threaten their life or health, then these people are not allowed at all appear in public. Or have they signed that they will not be able to provide security?” —asked the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
