A former BAE Systems engineer accused of failing to hand over his device passwords to Merseyside Police vowed not to give them up until a watchdog investigated his allegations that police workers had perverted the course of justice, the Old Bailey heard.
In a letter read to the court, Simon Finch is said to have told Detective Constable Tim Putney of the Met Police: "Dear Sir, I shall provide de-encryption keys to all devices once the IOPC conducts a fair and thorough investigation into the allegations of perverting the course of justice, discrimination and torture which I made against Merseyside Police."
Finch is accused, as previously reported, of failing to hand over his passwords to police on demand – a crime in the UK – and of revealing secrets about a UK miss ..
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