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The Guardian is considerably less worried about being sued than of getting locked up for contemt,which is a criminal offence.

No, they are afraid of getting done for contempt of court and prejudicing the trial.

p. sure its a libel thing. If he somehow got out of court scot free he'd have grounds to sue. The newspaper just says "Allegedly" for all unconvicted crimes to cover their arses this isn't a problem in the US because defamation lawsuits require prove of malice. Not the case in the UK

I think they have to say that for legal reasons.

The protest after his arrest goes to the stupidity of those men. Killing people is not how you solve problems.

He was protecting us from a boat with nobody in it.

It’s “alleged” until the evidence has been interrogated in a court of law and a verdict pronounced on it. Very important to avoid trial by media which could invalidate the legal process underway- especially if he goes to a jury trial.

it's a technicality: you have to keep referring to the acts as "alleged" until a courtroom trial finds him guilty. Otherwise you open yourself up to a defamation civil suit later.

Indeed 🤷🏼‍♀️

He's not been convicted yet, so wise to hold off irrespective of what appears on screen. Especially in these days of AI fakes.