‘Mr Blunt called the verdict a “dreadful miscarriage of justice” although he gave no specifics.’
Looking at his full statement the only specific critism is:
“I sat through some of the trial. The conduct of this case relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people that we might have thought we had put behind us decades ago.”
Which is an argument that can be made but really should have been made with a lot more detail.
Various member of the Parliament LGBT group, which Blunt chairs, have resigned.
It’d be good if he clarified why he believed it was a dreadful verdict for LGBT+ muslims, most of whom don’t sexually abuse children, rather than simply being a dreadful verdict for his noncey friend.
Honest take: Maybe he’s actually guilty, maybe he’s not actually guilty. We’re lying to ourselves if we can’t admit that 90% of the country is obsessed with true crime media that’s SPECIFICALLY about wrongful convictions – We are all aware that it happens all the fucking time, but for some reason people can’t make a defence of someone convicted of *this* specific crime. Courts make mistakes all the time, and with far more serious crimes than this one.
Blunt is entitled to think it’s a miscarriage of justice, and he’s allowed to talk about that without being called the things he’s being called.
He isn’t supporting him in spite of the crime, he’s supporting him because he doesn’t think he did what he was convicted of.
I cannot comment about this particular instance, but Crispin Blunt is one of the few decent tories out there.
Without wanting to be terribly classist and tar all Ruperts and Jeremys and Crispins but this guy’s name is Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt.
Why is this conservative party so against the rule of law in this country? I have OFSTED breathing down my neck about how I deliver British Values in my chemistry A-levels yet the politicians in charge are constantly showing blatant disregard for most of them.
I thought the Cons were the “party of law and order”?
So child sexual abuse is a sliding scale to this guy?
The full text of his original statement:
“I am utterly appalled and distraught at the dreadful miscarriage of justice that has befallen my friend and colleague Imran. Ahmad Khan, MP for Wakefield since December 2019. His conviction today is nothing short of an international scandal, with dreadful wider implications for millions of LGBT+ muslims around the world.
I sat through some of the trial. The conduct of this case relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people that we might have thought we had put behind us decades ago.
As a former Justice Minister I was prepared to testify about the truly extraordinary sequence of events that has resulted in Imran being put through this nightmare start to his Parliamentary career.
I hope for the return of Imran Ahmad Khan to the public service that has exemplified his life to date. Any other outcome will be a stain on our reputation for justice, and an appalling own goal by Britain as we try to take a lead in reversing the Victorian era prejudice that still disfigures too much of the global statute book.”
What planet is this man on. In what world would this have gone down OK.
Suspect he’ll be retiring at the next general election now.
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‘Mr Blunt called the verdict a “dreadful miscarriage of justice” although he gave no specifics.’
Looking at his full statement the only specific critism is:
“I sat through some of the trial. The conduct of this case relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people that we might have thought we had put behind us decades ago.”
https://www.blunt4reigate.com/news/statement-conviction-imran-ahmad-khan-mp
Which is an argument that can be made but really should have been made with a lot more detail.
Various member of the Parliament LGBT group, which Blunt chairs, have resigned.
It’d be good if he clarified why he believed it was a dreadful verdict for LGBT+ muslims, most of whom don’t sexually abuse children, rather than simply being a dreadful verdict for his noncey friend.
Honest take: Maybe he’s actually guilty, maybe he’s not actually guilty. We’re lying to ourselves if we can’t admit that 90% of the country is obsessed with true crime media that’s SPECIFICALLY about wrongful convictions – We are all aware that it happens all the fucking time, but for some reason people can’t make a defence of someone convicted of *this* specific crime. Courts make mistakes all the time, and with far more serious crimes than this one.
Blunt is entitled to think it’s a miscarriage of justice, and he’s allowed to talk about that without being called the things he’s being called.
He isn’t supporting him in spite of the crime, he’s supporting him because he doesn’t think he did what he was convicted of.
I cannot comment about this particular instance, but Crispin Blunt is one of the few decent tories out there.
Without wanting to be terribly classist and tar all Ruperts and Jeremys and Crispins but this guy’s name is Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt.
Why is this conservative party so against the rule of law in this country? I have OFSTED breathing down my neck about how I deliver British Values in my chemistry A-levels yet the politicians in charge are constantly showing blatant disregard for most of them.
I thought the Cons were the “party of law and order”?
So child sexual abuse is a sliding scale to this guy?
The full text of his original statement:
“I am utterly appalled and distraught at the dreadful miscarriage of justice that has befallen my friend and colleague Imran. Ahmad Khan, MP for Wakefield since December 2019. His conviction today is nothing short of an international scandal, with dreadful wider implications for millions of LGBT+ muslims around the world.
I sat through some of the trial. The conduct of this case relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people that we might have thought we had put behind us decades ago.
As a former Justice Minister I was prepared to testify about the truly extraordinary sequence of events that has resulted in Imran being put through this nightmare start to his Parliamentary career.
I hope for the return of Imran Ahmad Khan to the public service that has exemplified his life to date. Any other outcome will be a stain on our reputation for justice, and an appalling own goal by Britain as we try to take a lead in reversing the Victorian era prejudice that still disfigures too much of the global statute book.”
What planet is this man on. In what world would this have gone down OK.
Suspect he’ll be retiring at the next general election now.