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| Lord Janner fails to appear in court over child sex abuse allegations | Lord Janner fails to appear in court over child sex abuse allegations |
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| Lawyers for Greville Janner argued on Friday for the former Labour peer to be allowed appear before court via videolink after he failed to attend a hearing in central London. | Lawyers for Greville Janner argued on Friday for the former Labour peer to be allowed appear before court via videolink after he failed to attend a hearing in central London. |
| Janner, 87, had been expected to attend Westminster magistrates court for his first appearance over allegations that he sexually abused nine boys over three decades after his legal team lost a high court bid on Thursday to keep him out of court. | |
| His barrister, Paul Ozin, was in court but Janner did not appear. Ozin said his preferred option was for Janner to appear via videolink from his home, but prosecutor Louise Oakley said that would not be lawful. | His barrister, Paul Ozin, was in court but Janner did not appear. Ozin said his preferred option was for Janner to appear via videolink from his home, but prosecutor Louise Oakley said that would not be lawful. |
| Janner not here. His barrister tells court he will "facilitate Lord Janner's appearance before this court today in one form or another". | Janner not here. His barrister tells court he will "facilitate Lord Janner's appearance before this court today in one form or another". |
| The plan is for Janner to appear via a live link to his home. Debate over whether that is lawful. | The plan is for Janner to appear via a live link to his home. Debate over whether that is lawful. |
| The hearing adjourned to make a decision on allowing a videolink or for Janner to attend a different court. | The hearing adjourned to make a decision on allowing a videolink or for Janner to attend a different court. |
| Defendants usually only appear in court via videolink if they are in custody. | |
| Janner’s lawyers told the high court on Thursday that compelling him to attend would be a breach of his human rights and have a “catastrophic impact” on his health, due to his severe Alzheimer’s. | Janner’s lawyers told the high court on Thursday that compelling him to attend would be a breach of his human rights and have a “catastrophic impact” on his health, due to his severe Alzheimer’s. |
| But the legal challenge was summarily dismissed by Lady Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice Irwin, who said there was a strong public interest in suspects attending court. | But the legal challenge was summarily dismissed by Lady Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice Irwin, who said there was a strong public interest in suspects attending court. |