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UK prosecution service urged not to do govt’s 'dirty work’

Campaigners are urging Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service to halt its prosecution of refugees charged with steering vessels across the English Channel.

Amina Taylor

Press TV, London

Campaigners are urging Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service to halt its prosecution of refugees charged with steering vessels across the English Channel. Observers say the government’s "hostile environment" policy which includes the controversial Nationality and Borders Bill should not influence who the CPS decides to pursue.