The state has been infected by a creeping culture of secrecy and anonymity.
With nearly every news story, someone appears to be benefiting from some sort of order, often escaping public scrutiny.
Anonymity is meant to protect victims, but increasingly it’s being used to protect perpetrators and malefactors, especially the rich and powerful.
Take the horrific case of Sarah Sharif, the judge who agreed that Sara Sharif’s father could have custody of her, has been given anonymity.
Jacob Rees-Mogg shared his views on criminal anonymity
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But why ought he or she not be accountable for his or her actions? Isn’t justice meant to be open? Or think of Southport, it took days before the courts finally named the suspect, leaving the information vacuum.
Even with the case of Chris Kaba, the gang member who would have faced trial for attempted murder had he not been shot by a firearms police officer.
Attempts were made to hide his criminal background from the public even after he was dead.
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Recently, we covered a long list of illegal migrant criminals who dodged deportation, but who were also granted anonymity.
Take the Nigerian illegal migrant and convicted drug dealer who avoided deportation last month. He had his anonymity protected.
So did the Syrian illegal migrant and convicted bank robber who won the right to attend the UK in October. So there is some good news.
The good news is that the alleged Chinese spy who forged close links with a number of senior figures, including the Duke of York and two prime ministers who was known up to this afternoon as H6, has finally had his anonymity lifted and can be named as Yang Teng Bo spy.
Jacob Rees-Mogg “criminal illegal migrants are being granted anonymity”
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The Special Immigration Appeals Commission SAC that granted Teng anonymity, also routinely gives it to those whose cases came before it.
One of the very few we know about is Shamima Begum, but the others we simply don’t get told about.
This cult of secrecy within our institutions is not only contradictory to free speech, but it endangers national security.
The role and influence of China in the nation’s affairs needs to be understood. It is potentially the biggest threat to the nation.
If alleged spies are not unmasked, how can people evaluate the risk? The whole culture of judicial secrecy is unwelcome in terms of the rule of law, but also potentially dangerous.
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