No, they haven't. The lawyers who have said this aren't able to prosecute them anyway, it's a dangerous performance piece which is going to make MOP who don't know better (and much of the mainstream media) believe that those who do prosecute choose to do so. They don't. We have the cab rank rule which prevents barristers picking and choosing the cases they represent. This is a list of non-criminal and retired barristers, academics and solicitors, none of whom would be called upon to prosecute because they wouldn't be allowed to.
If you want to know the truth about this have a read of the thread by Alex Wright (@alexwright174) or of the secret barristers timeline on Twitter.
coldfunk t1_jdo7jxx wrote
Reply to Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters by je97
No, they haven't. The lawyers who have said this aren't able to prosecute them anyway, it's a dangerous performance piece which is going to make MOP who don't know better (and much of the mainstream media) believe that those who do prosecute choose to do so. They don't. We have the cab rank rule which prevents barristers picking and choosing the cases they represent. This is a list of non-criminal and retired barristers, academics and solicitors, none of whom would be called upon to prosecute because they wouldn't be allowed to.
If you want to know the truth about this have a read of the thread by Alex Wright (@alexwright174) or of the secret barristers timeline on Twitter.