Cynic wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:54:00 GMT, Periander <4rubbish@britwar.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> This doesn't mean that they are obliged to disclose all (or indeed any) of
>> the evidence they have, however they cannot claim to have something that
>> they do not.
>
> IIUC they did not claim to have something that they did not have.
> They claimed to have found the hash values of known KP on his PC.
> Which would have been a truthful (though misleading) statement.
>
> Perhaps a policeman who was "misinformed" might also have told him
> that it was conclusive proof of a crime.
>
I am reliably informed that they tend to trick people into incriminating
themselves by not telling them of evidence that they do have - rather
than claiming something that they don't have. Which very much supports
Periander's post, above.
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Sue
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