29 April 2021

Criminal liability for the Covid-19 epidemic in the United Kingdom - the simplistic version

In this post I want to set out briefly why I believe there is good reason to suspect that serious criminal offences have been committed by, among others, Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon.

Each had (and has) a duty to protect life.

In allowing free entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into, respectively, the United Kingdom and Scotland there were grave, and I believe criminal, failures by Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon (among others).

Boris Johnson allowed the SARS-CoV-2 virus free entry into the UK throughout January and February 2020.

The consequence of that was that tens of thousands of people in the United Kingdom have died of Covid-19.

Similarly, Nicola Sturgeon allowed free entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into Scotland thoughout January and February 2020.

The consequence of that was that thousands of people in Scotland have died of Covid-19.

If entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into, respectively, the United Kingdom and Scotland had been prevented none of those many thousands of Covid-19 deaths would have occurred.

In my view Boris Johnson should be charged with tens of thousands of counts of gross negligence manslaughter with respect to Covid-19 deaths in England.

In addition, Boris Johnson should be charged with Breach of Duty and thousands of counts of Culpable Homicide with respect to Covid-19 deaths in Scotland.

In parallel, Nicola Sturgeon should be charged with Breach of Duty and thousands of counts of Culpable Homicide in Scotland.

It is for an English Court to decide on the facts whether Boris Johnson should be convicted of tens of thousands of counts of Gross Negligence Manslaughter.

It is for a Scottish Court to decide on the facts whether both Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon should be convicted of Breach of Duty and Culpable Homicide, only one of them should be convicted or neither.

Until the Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland carry out the necessary criminal investigations, both Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon, are getting away with ... well not quite murder ... Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Culpable Homicide.

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