Evidence of the personal protection equipment company associated with Michel Moon to hear in special investigation rules, Covid

Covid investigative head has spent the evidence related to PPE MedPro, the company related to Barona Michel Moon and her husband Doug Paruman, will hear in a closed special session next month.

On March 3, the investigation will start four weeks of listening sessions in decisions to purchase personal protection equipment (PPE) during the epidemic.

Baroneh Hallett said that she was imposing restrictions because she was satisfied with the presence of a criminal procedure if “sensitive evidence” was heard in public places.

The groups of the victims and the media, including the BBC, have argued that the risks are exaggerated, given the early stage of the investigation into the police and the already in the public domain.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) opened an investigation into the MedPro in May 2021 in suspected criminal crimes committed in purchasing personal protection equipment.

The company obtained governmental contracts worth more than 200 million pounds after Baroneh Moon recommended ministers during the Covid.

Baroneh Moon, 52, and Mr. Barman, 59, denied any violations.

In June 2024, NCA said A 46 -year -old man is not revealed From Barnett, north of London, he was arrested as part of his investigation.

So far, no criminal charges have been brought out and the prosecution service has not been officially directed by NCA.

On December 9, 2024, the Covid investigation said it had received a request from NCA for a restriction order, claiming that there is a risk of damage to it if sensitive evidence was heard about MedPro protection equipment in public places.

NCA originally wanted to prevent listening to any evidence of the company, saying, “Other contracts can be chosen.”

Then I asked to block 26 witnesses of witnesses written by its employees, and it is necessary to submit to prevent some questions about the company that is asked in the inquiry room in a public session.

He said that these restrictions should include the identity of anyone under investigation; Evidence related to the opinion of any government official regarding PPE MedPro contracts; The evidence about the company’s payments, which eventually benefited.

In his submission, he said that there is a “realistic possibility that criminal charges will flow against one or more people.”

The Ministry of Health later requested the conditions for any restrictions to include any “financial materials and correspondence” related to the purchase of personal protection equipment from the company, although this request has been rejected by the investigation.

in Its final ruleBaradea Hallett said it was “necessary and proportional” to investigate Covid to examine contracts between the government and MedPro.

But she accepted that there was a risk of damage to any future criminal procedures if it allowed all evidence to listen to public places.

As a result, any sensitive guide about the company will be heard in a closed, special listening session, expected to be held in late March.

She said that the original NCA application, which also sought to exclude members of the press and other organizations from these closed sessions, was “beyond necessary” and was “a very wide approach.”

The representatives of five media organizations will be invited to attend, but they will not be able to report the procedures until the end of any criminal case, including the possible appeal.

Barouna Halit said that the decision was in line with previous public investigations, including the investigation of Novcho’s poisoning in Salisbury.

A NCA spokesman said that his achievement in the MEDPro Personal Protection Equipment “is still a priority.”

“In such cases, it may take a long time to ensure a comprehensive, independent and objective investigation,” he added.