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January 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Last updated at 3:34 PM on 25th January 2012
Christopher Jefferies, pictured after giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in November, has accused police of leaking information about him to the press
Joanna Yeates’s former landlord has accused police of leaking information about him to journalists following his arrest on suspicion of her murder.
Christopher Jefferies said that information came into the public domain that would only have been known to those involved with the investigation – meaning someone in the force must have revealed it.
The retired schoolteacher made the accusation in a statement released by his solicitor, and has called for an independent inquiry.
The statement, released by Stokoe Partnership, said: ‘It has become apparent that evidence put before the Leveson Inquiry confirms our earliest concerns about the confidentially with which the arrest and detention of our client was dealt with by those investigating the murder of Joanna Yeates.
‘As a result of our attendance at the police station and of our reviewing of the material in the media, it became apparent that information had been deliberately leaked by as yet unidentified individuals in flagrant breach of their duty.
‘Our client strongly believes this to be the case, as there was information within the public domain which was only known to those privy to the investigation material.
‘Our client is of the view that this information had been leaked and we share that view.
‘There needs to be an independent inquiry into this potentially criminal conduct on the part of officers from Avon and Somerset Police, as well as the Crown Prosecution Service.
‘As regards any legal action against Avon and Somerset Police for wrongful arrest, this is a matter which remains under review.’
Mr Jefferies was responding to evidence – disputed by Avon and Somerset Police – that Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace gave the Leveson Inquiry into media standards last week.
Mr Wallace apologised to Mr Jefferies and told the inquiry that his judgment was affected by off-the-record briefings from the force in which they appeared confident that Mr Jefferies ‘was their man’.
In his statement, which was read to the
inquiry, Mr Wallace said: ‘In the article of December 31, we reported
that a source close to the police investigation said that it was
believed Jo’s murderer had tried to conceal her body.
Mr Jefferies was wrongly accused of involvement with the death of his tenant Joanne Yeates (left). Vincent Tabak (right) was found guilty of her murder
‘This information, to the best of my knowledge, came from one of the off-the-record briefings referred to above.
‘The police also give more general guidance to the press. When Mr Jefferies was arrested on December 30, the content desk informed me that off the record the police were saying that they were confident Mr Jefferies was their man.’
Colin Port, the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, denied the claims made by Mr Wallace and said the force was ‘actively challenging’ his comments.
Mr Port said in a statement: ‘I now have a copy of the letter sent by these solicitors direct to the media 12 months after the event, and which has not been directed to Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
‘I am surprised by the contents of the letter which appear to be based on the opinions expressed by Richard Wallace, editor of the Mirror, when he gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry last week, and which we are actively challenging.’
As well as paying damages to the former Clifton College teacher, the publishers of the Mirror were fined £50,000 plus legal costs after being found guilty of contempt of court over stories they published following Mr Jefferies’ arrest on suspicion of murdering landscape architect Miss Yeates, 25.
Mr Jefferies had previously told the Leveson Inquiry that the national press ‘shamelessly vilified’ him.
Mr Jefferies, who owned Miss Yeates’ flat at 44 Canynge Road, Bristol, was questioned by detectives for two days before being released.
He was later declared to be innocent and during the trial of Miss Yeates’ killer, Vincent Tabak, who was jailed for life in October, it was revealed Tabak had implicated Mr Jefferies by phoning the police and making false claims.
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One rule for the police, another rule for the rest of us. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The authorities have to get to the bottom of this. The police DO do a difficult job but they are so badly tarnished when they are allowed to pick and choose which parts of the law apply to them. This schoolteacher was absolutely vilified in public and has had his reputation smashed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong sort of people (people who should have known so much better) willing to dish dirt on his background. For the good of the police service generally, and the CPS too; some people should face criminal sanction over this and be punished severely!
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It sounds terrible but if he’d had that hair style in the first place and didn’t look like a wacky, oddball professor, he may not have aroused suspicion in the first place. Yes I know, it was terrible that he was falsely accused and had his reputation ruined…
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When we get these sort of breaches in discipline why do we not ask the police of a commonwealth force to investigate RCMP,NZ Australian or any other. Asking the establishment here is a joke too far.
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Another case of brown envelopes.
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He was hung drawn and quartered by the media and then left out to dry. I hope he gets compensated for it. And yes he does look much better with a haircut!
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He looks so much better after having had that ludicrously long, white hair trimmed off. How the police could ever have thought he was the sort of man who would molest or murder a young girl defies belief.
– Richard Barclay, London, =====Indeed, Richard. Who would hang such a man out to dry by playing judge, jury and executioner? Hmmmmm?
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Dont trust God, or pc plod.
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Poor man . Anyone could end up in his shoes
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I still remember the picture in the paper (the sun, I think) and the headline “the blue haired weirdo”, Mr Jefferies deserves every penny avaliable to him. They just stopped short of calling him a murderer, just. Make these phone hacking, police paying, lazy “journalists” pay for what they did. £50k is an insult.
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It wasn’t the police that accused him of murder… if I remember correctly.
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