It has been revealed that due to the mistakes by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Lord Greville Janner avoided trial, which he should have faced for multiple child sex abuse charges twice in the past.
The CPS have admitted that it was wrong of them to not have prosecuted Lord Janner in 1991 as well as in 2007. However, they believe it would not be deemed right to prosecute him now as the 86-year-old is suffering severe dementia. Allegations against the former Labour MP date back to the 1960s.
However, the reasoning of Lord Janner not facing charges on the grounds of his medical state has been questioned. The clerk of the parliaments have received a letter which has Janner's signature, requesting for a leave of absence from the House of Lords. The letter was received on 9th April 2015.
A spokesperson from the House of Lords stated that the signature matched previous examples by Janner and that there are no reasons to believe that it may have been forged by another person. Furthermore, the letter and the parliamentary authorities’ assessment of Janner’s signature have raised further questions about whether or not he is fit to stand trial. There have been suggestions stating that if Lord Janner is aware enough to sign the letter, then he should be fit enough to be attending trial.
Further revelations have been made that the police watchdog had worked in Lord Janner's office for months at the time of his allegations. The Whitehall official who inspects the execution of the police force investigating Lord Janner had worked in his parliamentary office for five months, between 1986-1987. This was a time when Janner was accused of being involved in the sexual abuse of teenage boys in care homes.
