Amy on bail after cop talk.SINGER Amy Winehouse has been released on police bail after officers questioned her in connection with an investigation into perverting the course of justice In English or Irish law, perversion of the course of justice is a criminal offence in which someone acts in a manner that in some way prevents justice being served on either themselves or on a third party. Perverting the course of justice is an offence in common law. . The troubled star, 24, was arrested yesterday when she went to a police station in east London East London, city (1991 pop. 240,474), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. The city grew around a British military post founded in 1847. Its harbor was developed from 1886, and today it is a leading South African port. . She was not charged but has to return to the station in early March pending further inquiries. A Scotland Yard Scotland Yard, headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th cent. spokeswoman said: "A 24-year-old woman has been bailed to return to an east London police station on a date in early March pending further inquiries." A spokesman for Winehouse said: "She attended a police station voluntarily and at a pre-agreed time. "She was arrested but that is common practice for someone being interviewed by police. "There have been no charges and she has been released." Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, is currently remanded in custody on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to an assault case. |
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