Alison Saunders warned that almost all organised crime had an international element Jack Hill for The TimesThe director of public prosecutions has warned that Britain will still have to follow standards set by the European Court of Justice if it wants to keep “vital” agreements to pursue suspected criminals after Brexit. Alison Saunders told peers today that pulling out of arrangements such as the European arrest warrant (EAW) would damage prosecutors’ ability to tackle serious crime. Keeping the tools would mean having to accept EU court judgements. Theresa May made ending the “authority of EU law in this country” a red line of Brexit negotiations in her speech to the Conservative Party conference. However, Ms Saunders…

Source: The Times November 02, 2016 17:02 UTC