--- title: "Lords says SFO Saudi move lawful" description: "Another, Lord Bingham, said the SFO director Robert Wardle \"was confronted by an ugly and obviously ..." author: "pervasivvad8lrfq" published: "2016-04-14T20:30:52+00:00" modified: "2016-04-14T20:30:52+00:00" locale: "ru" canonical_url: "https://yvision.kz/post/lords-says-sfo-saudi-move-lawful-689259" markdown_url: "https://yvision.kz/post/lords-says-sfo-saudi-move-lawful-689259/markdown" site_name: "Yvision.kz" --- # Lords says SFO Saudi move lawful > Another, Lord Bingham, said the SFO director Robert Wardle "was confronted by an ugly and obviously ... Another, Lord Bingham, said the SFO director Robert Wardle "was confronted by an ugly and obviously unwelcome threat". But he asserted that whether his decision was right or wrong was not at issue, rather whether it was one he was lawfully entitled to make. "What we've got to do is to look at what's being said and look and do the balancing that the House of Lords are talking about and approach it in the light of the guidance that the House of Lords have given to us. "I regard this as being an extreme circumstance, an extreme case. "From my point of view, we've got a number of other cases and I'm very determined that we pursue those as vigorously as possible."Campaign group Justice said the Law Lords had delivered "a disappointingly narrow judgement". "It is a sad day for the rule of law when a senior prosecutor bows to threats from a foreign government and our most senior judges will do nothing to stop it," said Justice's director of human rights policy Eric Metcalfe. Corner House, which was one of the groups which campaigned for the initial judicial review of the decision, said it was also "very disappointed". But it defended its campaign to bring the case to court, saying a large amount of information on how decisions related to national security were made had been brought into the public domain. BAE was accused of illegal payments to Saudi officials, but the defence company has always maintained it acted lawfully. In December 2006, the then Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, announced that the SFO was suspending its inquiry into the deal, saying it would have caused "serious damage" to UK Saudi relations and, in turn, threatened national security. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more. This page is best viewed in an up to date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Another, Lord Bingham, said the SFO director Robert Wardle "was confronted by an ugly and obviously unwelcome threat". But he asserted that whether his decision was right or wrong was not at issue, rather whether it was one he was lawfully entitled to make. "What we've got to do is to look at what's being said and look and do the balancing that the House of Lords are talking about and approach it in the light of the guidance that the House of Lords have given to us. "I regard this as being an extreme circumstance,**[Haiying Ultrasound Probe](http://www.ultrasoundprobes2016.com/Haiying-Ultrasound-Probe/)** an extreme case. "From my point of view, we've got a number of other cases and I'm very determined that we pursue those as vigorously as possible."Campaign group Justice said the Law Lords had delivered "a disappointingly narrow judgement". "It is a sad day for the rule of law when a senior prosecutor bows to threats from a foreign government and our most senior judges will do nothing to stop it," **[Toshiba Ultrasound Probe](http://www.ultrasoundprobes2016.com/Toshiba-Ultrasound-Probe/)** said Justice's director of human rights policy Eric Metcalfe. Corner House, which was one of the groups which campaigned for the initial judicial review of the decision, said it was also "very disappointed". But it defended its campaign to bring the case to court, saying a large amount of information on how decisions related to national security were made had been brought into the public domain. BAE was accused of illegal payments to Saudi officials,**Haiying Ultrasound Probe** but the defence company has always maintained it acted lawfully. In December 2006, the then Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, announced that the SFO was suspending its inquiry into the deal, saying it would have caused "serious damage" to UK Saudi relations and, in turn, threatened national security. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more. This page is best viewed in an up to date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. --- Source: [https://yvision.kz/post/lords-says-sfo-saudi-move-lawful-689259](https://yvision.kz/post/lords-says-sfo-saudi-move-lawful-689259)