
Pakistani Grooming Gangs in Britain: After criticizing Tesla and social media platform Speaking during a press conference, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed his dedication to protecting the victims of the case and rejected Elon Musk’s allegations.
Keir Starmer denies child sexual abuse ‘heinous act’ relaxed me
Speaking on the issue of grooming gangs, Keir Starmer described child sexual exploitation as an extremely despicable act and acknowledged systemic failings in the case, which resulted in victims not being heard for years. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer criticized past practices, saying “community relations were deceived by the idea that institutions should be protected above all else, so victims were not listened to.”
Gave information about his role as Chief Prosecutor
It is noteworthy that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also highlighted his active role as Chief Prosecutor in reopening closed cases related to child sexual abuse issue. He referred to his first case against an Asian grooming gang in Rochdale during his tenure as Chief Prosecutor, which set a precedent for other cases that followed.
He said, “We changed the entire approach to this case because I wanted to challenge and challenge the myths that were hindering those victims from being heard.” He further said, “I was the chief prosecutor for five years and during this time I faced this case head-on, because I could clearly see what was going on and so I reopened all the cases that had been closed.”
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