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Harry Dunn: Crash victim's family to take Foreign Office to court | Harry Dunn: Crash victim's family to take Foreign Office to court |
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The family of Harry Dunn is to begin legal action against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). | The family of Harry Dunn is to begin legal action against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). |
The 19-year-old died in a crash outside RAF Croughton with a car owned by US citizen Anne Sacoolas, who later left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity. | The 19-year-old died in a crash outside RAF Croughton with a car owned by US citizen Anne Sacoolas, who later left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity. |
Earlier the Dunn family held a meeting with human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC. | Earlier the Dunn family held a meeting with human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC. |
Family spokesperson Radd Seiger told Sky News: "The first action we will be taking is against the FCO." | Family spokesperson Radd Seiger told Sky News: "The first action we will be taking is against the FCO." |
"We will be shortly issuing a letter of claim which is a prelude to a judicial review," he added. | "We will be shortly issuing a letter of claim which is a prelude to a judicial review," he added. |
The family has also referred Northamptonshire Police to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. | The family has also referred Northamptonshire Police to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. |
Mr Seiger said: "We are absolutely clear that the Foreign Office's decision to advise Northamptonshire Police that Mrs Sacoolas had the benefit of diplomatic immunity was unlawful and we will be seeking a judicial review of that decision to have it quashed." | Mr Seiger said: "We are absolutely clear that the Foreign Office's decision to advise Northamptonshire Police that Mrs Sacoolas had the benefit of diplomatic immunity was unlawful and we will be seeking a judicial review of that decision to have it quashed." |
He also appealed for Mrs Sacoolas "to come back to this country and face the music." | He also appealed for Mrs Sacoolas "to come back to this country and face the music." |
On Tuesday, Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley said Mrs Sacoolas would be interviewed under caution in the US. | On Tuesday, Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley said Mrs Sacoolas would be interviewed under caution in the US. |
Officers from Northamptonshire Police are waiting for the necessary visas. | Officers from Northamptonshire Police are waiting for the necessary visas. |
Mr Adderley had previously said Northamptonshire Police had at all times "acted with the upmost integrity and transparency". | |
Mr Dunn's motorbike was involved in a collision outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on 27 August. He died in hospital. | |
Mrs Sacoolas' husband Jonathan is a US intelligence official who was working at the base at the time of the crash. | |
Both the British and US governments agree that by returning to the US, Mrs Sacoolas forfeited the right to diplomatic immunity. |