As far as the allegations made against a leading Cllr go I have no knowledge of the events or the evidence so I cannot make any judgement about the veracity of any claims. My assumption in relation to those accused is that they are innocent until proven guilty. >
The Labour disciplinary system should make the same assumption and treat people as such. Effective automatic suspension is unnecessary and should only be used when exigent circumstances effectively exist. In a matter as serious as sexual assault allegations it is quite frankly>
absurd for the Labour Party to operate as some kind of Police agency and investigate such matters. Serious allegations should be referred to the Police. If Police and Prosecution action results and a person is convicted then the Party should take proportional disciplinary action.
This should be the standard in relation to all allegations in Labour that might amount to potential crimes, from assaults' to hate crime allegations. The rest should fall as it did for many years under the auspices of internal freedom of speech and be protected under the rules.
Revert to the version of Rule 2.I.8 circa 2015 and leave serious allegations to the proper state authorities who have the skill experience and knowledge to investigate properly and where the accused rights have more chance of being protected.
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