Arya News - British police on Friday searched two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of a probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. “The searches...
LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday searched two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of a probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said that “officers from the Met’s Central Specialist Crime team are in the process of carrying out search warrants at two addresses, one in the Wiltshire area, and another in the Camden area.
“The searches are related to an ongoing investigation into misconduct in public office offences, involving a 72-year-old man.”
Mandelson, 72, has homes in Wiltshire in western England and the Camden area of London.
Police are investigating Mandelson over potential misconduct in public office over documents suggesting he passed sensitive government information to Epstein a decade and a half ago.
Mandelson has not been arrested or charged.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a political storm over his decision in 2024 to appoint Mandelson as Britain"s ambassador to Washington.