Foreign Criminals Could Have Impunity to Commit Crime in UK If Plug Pulled on ECHR

Legal experts warn of the 'devastating' impact on justice if Britain leaves the European Convention of Human Rights

Joanne Jakymec, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s International, London, and South-East Division (L) and Élise Martin-Vignerte, a member of the European Criminal Bar Association, give evidence to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee in London on March 7, 2023. Screenshot via The Epoch Times

Senior politicians have been told of the “devastating” impact on UK crime and justice if the government leaves the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

Foreign criminals would have impunity to break laws in Britain, extradition between UK and European Union countries would cease, and investigators would no longer have access to DNA, fingerprint, and vehicle data, legal experts said on Tuesday.