Surely though with events surrounding tax issues then this would have to go way above Edinburgh and take place in LondonI agree but as it would have to receive little Nikla's approval, we know the rest.
It mentions the detective was a Rangers fan and was on fan forums. A member on here ?
Yes, the inference is that the charges brought and subsequent investigation were the actions of Rangers fans and others with conflicts against Duff and Phelps. This doesn't really add up in my mind. The other inference is that the investigation was a total cock up. This does add up.
This is supposedly a submission by one of the administrators to an Inquiry on the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. If it's genuine, it's basically saying the entire case against the administrators was misconstrued due to the police and the crown not understanding the law in relation to cases of this nature, and not knowing what they were doing. It also suggests evidence wasn't understood, or even read in some cases, before the charges were brought. It further suggests some of those involved were pursuing personal agendas when conducting the case.
Finally, it says that the core case against them was brought without the crown having an expert witness report supporting the charges against the administrators. When the Crown eventually did get such a report, they obtained it from a company Whitehouse says was conflicted. Even then, he says the Crown's report didn't support the charges brought anyway.
I say "if it's genuine" because from a quick google search the document seems to come from John James - so not exactly the best of sources, and some of the claims do seem pretty extreme. He may have picked it up from somewhere else though - it wouldn't be the first time he has claimed an exclusive for something some other site released first.
Even if it is genuine, it would be Whitehouse's document, and of course he's not exactly unbiased in the circumstances so has to be considered with caution.
James Kirk will have been given this by Jack Irvine...he'll have added his usual lying slantIf it’s genuine at all (which is up for argument) It looks a lot like it’s been “edited.” Some of the stuff in it seems extremely unlikely.
That's something that never sat correctly for me, How a judge can state that anyone who has ties to Rangers are exempt from sitting on the jury for Whyte's trial is sending a message that anyone with a Rangers background is not to be trusted sitting on the jury.FFS! No Rangers supporters were allowed on the jury and he is whinging the investigating police officers happened to be Rangers supporters.
To say there was no proper training for such a complex case is certainly true.
I just looked that 5mins ago and the only one on it is David Grier.This list of submissions to the committee makes no mention of David Whitehouse.
http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/101143.aspx
This list of submissions to the committee makes no mention of David Whitehouse.
http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/101143.aspx
Of course he was. They are all scum but Whitehouse is the most arrogant and horrible c@@t you could ever have the displeasure to meet. Unfortunately, money buys you lots of good lawyers and with him and his pals they knew how to play the game helping one another tie the Crown up in paperwork. That't not to say COPFS didn't make a total arse of the whole thing are they didn't put enough resources into preparing the case until it was too late.As soon as he said the Blue Knights didn't put in a credible bid (and by implication then that Charles Green's bid was the only one they could accept) then that just confirms my opinion that this guy was involved in the carve up of our club right up to his brass neck.
I just looked that 5mins ago and the only one on it is David Grier.
right from the very beginning Whyte said he would not do one day in jail.