Thursday, March 15, 2012

UK lawmaker will not be charged over leaks

A British opposition lawmaker who received leaked government information will not be charged with any offense, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday.

Damian Green, a legislator with the main opposition Conservative Party, was arrested in November over a series of leaks from the Home Office, the country's interior ministry.

The case sparked outrage among lawmakers after police made a rare raid inside Britain's House of Commons to search Green's office. Police are usually forbidden from entering Parliament without the consent of legislators.

The Crown Prosecution Service said there wasn't sufficient evidence to lay charges against …

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