Search warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were unlawful, court rules
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Summary
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor won a court case saying the police used the wrong legal reason to get search warrants before arresting him. The judge ruled the warrants were illegal but allowed the police to keep the items they took under a different law, and the investigation will continue.Key Facts
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor challenged Thames Valley police over the legality of search warrants linked to his arrest.
- The police admitted they used the wrong legal rule to get the search powers.
- The warrants were issued by the recorder of London at the Old Bailey court.
- Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on 19 February, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
- Allegations relate to him sharing sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein when he was the UK’s trade envoy.
- Police searched his homes on the Sandringham estate and at Royal Lodge the day of his arrest.
- The judge quashed the search warrants but allowed a future hearing about keeping the seized property.
- King Charles removed Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal titles last year because of his Epstein links.
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