Leon Brittan

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Harvey Proctor 's home searched as part of the discredited Operation Midland investigation

A former MP falsely part of a VIP accused-pedophile-ring act, the Minister of the interior, on the "now" against The Police who investigated him.

Harvey Proctor , said outside The Police appointed to investigate the knowledge of the officers "misled," a judge in obtaining a search warrant.

The warrants led to raids on the homes of high-profile men, including Mr Proctor.

The Police watchdog is disabled, the officers involved for misconduct.

The Metropolitan Police Service Spent £2. 5m investigating false allegations of sexual abuse and the murder of Carl Beech on a group of deputies, generals, and high-level representatives of the secret services in the 1970s and 1980s.

The power, The Public said they believed the Beech , the claims are "credible and true", but their investigation ended without any arrests and Beech - who was known as "Nick" in The Police Probe

The Investigation , known as Operation Midland, prompted The Search of the apartments of the former Conservative MP Mr Proctor, D-Day veteran and former chief of the defense staff, Lord Bramall, and the former interior Minister Leon Brittan , widow, Lady Diana Brittan.

The District judge granted The Search warrants in 2015 - Howard Riddle

The Report by retired High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques - - Found the warrants were obtained "unlawfully" and "should not have taken place".

Mr Riddle said he agreed with The Report 's conclusion that he never would have granted the assured, when he had been given all The Information available.

He said Sir Richard had not identified A Number of factors, which issued to undermine the case for warrants, "which were drawn To My attention, but".

The Met has not yet responded to Mr. Riddle 's statement.

But, Met police Commissioner Cressida Dick was behavior, said Sir Richard's Report Found the officers acted with "decency", while a police watchdog cleared The Report , they each fail.

"But if a judge of the High Court says it is illegal, clearly there is something not right with what we did," she told the Bbc .

Carl Beech was jailed for 18 years after being Found guilty of perverting the course of justice, fraud and sexual crimes

In an E-Mail to the home Secretary, Priti Patel , released on Wednesday, Mr Proctor said that The Intervention of the two former judges was "unprecedented" and the "serious allegations of criminality", the officers Mr Riddle deceived should be investigated.

"Failure to Institute such a criminal investigation is a continuation of the cover-up," he wrote.

He suggested that the Northumbria Police Constabulary should undertake such an investigation - in the case of the Central government cost - because they already held much of the background information about the case from their role in the study of the book earlier this year.

A separate Report from The Police watchdog is investigating The Role of the three detectives in obtaining a search warrant, but did not see in operation Midland as a whole.

In July , The Independent office of police behavior (IOPC) announced that it had explained to the officials, prompting criticism from Sir Richard, said, a criminal investigation should take place.

the IOPC Found "gaps and deficiencies" in The Police investigation but no evidence of misconduct. to excuse

Mr. Proctor called the IOPC Report "a whitewash" and "a pathetic attempt" errors from The Police .

Met-Commissioner Ms Dick said she was "deeply sorry" for the errors in the Operation of Midland and acknowledged the "lasting impact" on those who hold out "Intrusive inquiries".

the Minister of The interior.

last week, Ms Patel wrote to the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Tom Winsor to ask him to examine the investigations by The Police .

In your letter you said it was "imperative" The Public the assurance that had Met, learned from the mistakes in Sir Richard received ' s Report .

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Source of news: bbc.com