24 minutes agoShareSaveAmy WalkerBBC NewsShareSaveGuidance for police on sharing the immigration status and ethnicity of crime suspects “needs to change”, the home secretary has said, following calls for details to be released of two men charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old in Warwickshire.Yvette Cooper said guidelines on disclosing personal information were being reviewed, but it is up to individual police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service to decide what is released.The men under suspicion of the alleged rape are reportedly Afghan. Warwickshire County Council’s Reform UK leader claims they are asylum seekers. Police have not confirmed this. Nigel Farage called the police’s decision not to publish the details a “cover-up”. Asked if she believed such information should be in the public domain, Cooper told the BBC: “We do want to see more transparency in cases, we think local people do need to have more information.”Warwickshire Police has previously said once someone is charged with an offence, the force follows national guidance that does not include sharing ethnicity or immigration status. The two men accused of the offence in Warwickshire are Ahmad Mulakhil, who has been charged with two counts of rape, and Mohammad Kabir, who has been accused of kidnap, strangulation and aiding and abetting the rape of a girl aged under 13.Mr Mulakhil, 23, appeared before magistrates in Coventry on 28 July, and Mr Kabir, also 23, appeared in court on Saturday.Both were remanded in custody.In a statement, Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe said: “It is essential to state that policing decisions – such as whether to release details about a suspect – must follow national guidance and legal requirements.”He added that he would not speculate on the personal circumstances of those involved while court proceedings were active.Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Tuesday about the alleged rape in Warwickshire, the home secretary said it was “an operational decision” how much information could be revealed in the middle of a live investigation but said “we do want to see greater transparency”.She later told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We do think the guidance needs to change”.Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch agreed that the ethnicity and immigration status of suspects should be revealed. Badenoch warned that the public would “start losing faith in the justice system and police if they feel things are being hidden.”She said that police and home secretary were “saying different things” on the issue and that she is “not convinced we’ll see that transparency.”‘Most officers want that information out there’Emily Spurrell, chair …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nn24 minutes agoShareSaveAmy WalkerBBC NewsShareSaveGuidance for police on sharing the immigration status and ethnicity of crime suspects “needs to change”, the home secretary has said, following calls for details to be released of two men charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old in Warwickshire.Yvette Cooper said guidelines on disclosing personal information were being reviewed, but it is up to individual police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service to decide what is released.The men under suspicion of the alleged rape are reportedly Afghan. Warwickshire County Council’s Reform UK leader claims they are asylum seekers. Police have not confirmed this. Nigel Farage called the police’s decision not to publish the details a “cover-up”. Asked if she believed such information should be in the public domain, Cooper told the BBC: “We do want to see more transparency in cases, we think local people do need to have more information.”Warwickshire Police has previously said once someone is charged with an offence, the force follows national guidance that does not include sharing ethnicity or immigration status. The two men accused of the offence in Warwickshire are Ahmad Mulakhil, who has been charged with two counts of rape, and Mohammad Kabir, who has been accused of kidnap, strangulation and aiding and abetting the rape of a girl aged under 13.Mr Mulakhil, 23, appeared before magistrates in Coventry on 28 July, and Mr Kabir, also 23, appeared in court on Saturday.Both were remanded in custody.In a statement, Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe said: “It is essential to state that policing decisions – such as whether to release details about a suspect – must follow national guidance and legal requirements.”He added that he would not speculate on the personal circumstances of those involved while court proceedings were active.Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Tuesday about the alleged rape in Warwickshire, the home secretary said it was “an operational decision” how much information could be revealed in the middle of a live investigation but said “we do want to see greater transparency”.She later told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We do think the guidance needs to change”.Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch agreed that the ethnicity and immigration status of suspects should be revealed. Badenoch warned that the public would “start losing faith in the justice system and police if they feel things are being hidden.”She said that police and home secretary were “saying different things” on the issue and that she is “not convinced we’ll see that transparency.”‘Most officers want that information out there’Emily Spurrell, chair …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
