Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

 I would like to make a few comments about the current situation with regards to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor (AMW).

In the last few months, much has been said by many about this man and the allegations that are being made about him. And since his arrest and questioning over the alleged passing on of sensitive trade information to Jeffery Epstein, the talk on the internet has become frenetic.

People are divided about his situation, some “know” that he is guilty, some “presume”he is guilty, some “would like”him to be guilty whilst others are just enjoying the ride. After all the photos and emails and commentary that are being bandied around, I would suggest that few people think he is innocent, and therein lies the problem.

Here are the facts as we know them. AMW is suspected of being involved in the sexual abuse of minors with Jeffery Epstein, and passing on sensitive government trade information to Epstein, when he was a trade envoy for the UK.

His recent arrest is the first time a member of the Royal Family has been arrested in centuries and the last time it happened, it ended with a beheading.

To date, AMW has not been charged with any crime, but, he has been questioned. 

The foundation stone of our legal system is that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Although the coverage of this matter is wide, with “new information” appearing daily, we still have to presume innocence until guilt is proven.

You may say, come on Dave, there are emails, and photos, and documents and witnesses. Yes there are, and it is the job of the police to gather all that evidence and investigate its validity. Emails have to be proven to be from an account that AMW operated, photos have to be investigated to make sure that they were not photoshopped. Documents have to be checked to make sure they are factual, and in the case of the alleged leaked information that information was indeed sensitive. Witnesses have to be interviewed. Once all that is done. Once the evidence is compiled, it then goes to the Director of Public Prosecutions who reviews it to see if there is enough evidence to warrant the matter going to court. Once the DPP have made their decision, AMW will either be arrested and charged, or he won’t.

We have to allow the system to go through these stages, and for investigative work to be completed. It is. not right that someone be rushed to trial solely because public opinion thinks he “should be guilty”;and because those close to him say that he is rude and boorish, which makes him doubly deserving of a long prison sentence.

If things keep going at their current rate and the DPP does send the matter to court, will there be 12 people who will be impartial and able to weigh the evidence without fear or favour and come to a just verdict? 

We need to step back and allow the police do their jobs. We need justice to be done here, not a lynching by public opinion. 

We need also to pray, for all who are involved including AMW, if ever a man needed to find His Lord and saviour in the face of such trial, it is him!