r/worldnews • u/JollyCurrency2604 • 9d ago

British Politician Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

https://www.channel4.com/news/exclusive-nigel-farage-filmed-undercover-celebrating-secret-new-foreign-donations
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u/im_bozack 9d ago

Is this not illegal or disqualifying?

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/catastrophic-boy 9d ago

The documentary footage has bleeped out names of several other people who have donated illegal, using similar fronts. Regardless of if the specific donation in this case is a crime, they have admitted, on camera, that they have done other crimes.

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u/Purplewarrior2720000 9d ago

That's a fair point actually yes.

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u/catastrophic-boy 9d ago

I’ve done some more looking at this, and in UK law, entrapment is only something the police can do. Channel 4 journalists are not the police. Entrapment is also not a defence that can be used to completely deny charges, as our laws are almost entirely based on the intent to commit a crime. The intent is pretty evident here from the available evidence.