§ Mr. MatesTo ask the Attorney-General, (1) pursuant to his oral statement of 30 June,Official Report, column 967, when he concluded that there was no credible evidence implicating the judge in the case of Regina v. Nadir and Turner in a conspiracy;
(2) when he expects the police investigation under the direction of the Director of Public Prosecutions into the alleged conspiracy to bribe Mr. Justice Tucker to be completed; and if he will make a statement;
(3) when he first learned of the allegation that the judge in the case of Regina v. Nadir and Turner was involved in a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
(4) when he reviewed the evidence relating to allegations of involvement by the judges in the case of Regina v. Nadir and Turner in a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe director of the Serious Fraud Office was informed on 1 October 1992 that the Metropolitan police had commenced an investigation into an alleged plot to bribe the trial judge in the Polly Peck case. I was informed of the position during the week commencing 5 October. The investigation continues and its management is an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. I cannot say when it will be completed.
The evidence gathered during the investigation will be submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service at its conclusion. The information that no credible evidence had been revealed implicating the judge was confirmed in response to a specific inquiry initiated by me to the Director of Public Prosecutions in the light of speculation and concern caused by the statement made by the hon. Member himself on 29 June.
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