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State agencies coerced Libor traders into perjury, claims senior Tory MP
Politico EU ^ | 5/18/2023 | Izabella Kaminska

Posted on 06/24/2023 12:01:42 PM PDT by Faith Presses On

LONDON — British and U.S. authorities covered up state involvement in Libor rigging and scapegoated low and middle-ranking bankers, some of whom spent years in jail, a senior Conservative MP told the House of Commons on Thursday.

"I am greatly concerned that the Treasury select committee may have been misled by state agencies about the knowledge and involvement of the state in setting false rates," said David Davis in a point of order in parliament. The former Cabinet minister told the House of Commons he intends to write to the Metropolitan Police to ask them to investigate any potential perjury that took place.

"There is prima facie case to believe that state agencies coerced individuals into perjury that led to false conviction,” he said.

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1 posted on 06/24/2023 12:01:42 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
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Given law enforcement misconduct in other countries, esp USA, it would not surprise me in the least.


2 posted on 06/24/2023 12:47:09 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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