Andrew Arrest: “The Real Villain” & A Vast Police Probe

Kevin O’Sullivan speaks to retired Met detective Mike Neville as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, in a dramatic escalation of the Epstein-linked investigation. Neville explains the reality of the early-morning raid, describing how senior detectives would have moved in front and back, cautioned him immediately and seized digital devices. In sensitive cases like this, he says, everything would likely be recorded to prevent any dispute over what was found or said.Neville calls the scale of the inquiry “enormous” and warns this is not a short-term operation. With multiple police forces examining evidence linked to Jeffrey Epstein, historic trade envoy trips and alleged confidential disclosures, he says coordination is critical. “Somebody’s got to take account for this,” Neville adds, raising questions about what protection officers, senior commanders and officials may have known at the time.He also delivers a blunt assessment of the arrest itself, arguing that police are often criticised for targeting “the plebs and not the real villain”, but that this development shows investigators have now “got a grip of this”. As forensic teams sift through phones, emails and tablets, Neville predicts weeks, if not months, of digital analysis.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denies any wrongdoing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.