Guernsey Press

We still don't know who is responsible for the police

GUERNSEY'S Court of Appeal has been unable – with the information before it – to determine who is in charge of law enforcement officers in the case of a man claiming wrongful arrest and imprisonment.

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GUERNSEY'S Court of Appeal has been unable – with the information before it – to determine who is in charge of law enforcement officers in the case of a man claiming wrongful arrest and imprisonment.

The Hon. Michael Beloff, QC, said the court had been unable to reach its conclusion on the facts provided in the matter of Stephen Le Huray v. States.

'It's a very complicated issue and we want the basic building blocks relating to the legislation,' he said.

The court has now given counsel until the end of the month to answer a series of questions that it has posed.

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