Mandelson Slams Police Over 'Baseless' Arrest Claims
Former Labour peer Peter Mandelson accuses Metropolitan police of arresting him without justification, claiming they wrongly believed he was planning to flee the country.
In a stunning rebuke of the Metropolitan Police, former Labour grandee Peter Mandelson has condemned his recent arrest, claiming it was based on baseless allegations that he was preparing to flee the country.
Mandelson's lawyers have challenged the police to provide evidence to justify their actions, insisting the arrest came after detectives wrongly believed the former peer was about to travel to the British Virgin Islands.
The dramatic episode unfolded on Monday, with Mandelson taken into custody over his links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. However, the former Cabinet minister has now hit back, dismissing the police's rationale as unfounded and demanding accountability for what he sees as an unwarranted move.
Source: The Guardian
