Starmer Under Fire Over CPS’ Failure to Prosecute Fayed for Sexual Assault
Keir Starmer is once again feeling the heat for his time as Director of Public Prosecutions. Back in 2008, Fayed, the owner of Harrods, was quizzed by the Met Police after a 15-year-old girl accused him of assaulting her at his luxury store. Though in 2009, the CPS, headed by Starmer, dismissed the case as there was “no realistic prospect of conviction”. Now 25 women have come out saying they were sexually assaulted by Fayed, who died last year. Reminiscent of the the Jimmy Savile case…
Matt Vickers, shadow minister for crime and policing slammed Starmer:
“Keir Starmer is always eager to take credit for other people’s work at the CPS, but whenever something went wrong under his watch it was always someone else’s fault. There was a chance to prosecute Fayed while Starmer was DPP but it was not taken. These latest revelations show this was yet another instance of failure.”
Back then, Starmer himself admitted he took a ‘personal interest’ in high-profile cases. So much for the man who claims to be ‘forensic’ in his approach…
