Surely that is the substantive point. The concern would be that we would get not only vexatious complaints, but complaints designed for publicity, in the almost certain knowledge that such complaints would not be seen through by the courts and there would be virtually no cost to the people making the complaint. New clause 7 provides the opportunity to nab the guilty, and it says to people that bloodstained dictators have no place putting their money in this country.
Criminal Finances Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Pickles
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 February 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Criminal Finances Bill.
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