Gary Neville referred to Attorney General over Ryan Giggs Instagram post – Nation.Cymru

//= do_shortcode(‘[in-content-square]’)?> Gary Neville. Photo John Walton. PA Images Gary Neville is to be referred to the Attorney General over a social media post during the domestic violence trial of his friend and former teammate Ryan Giggs. Giggs’ trial was delayed while Judge Hilary Manley and prosecution and defence lawyers discussed the post on Neville’s Instagram account. Judge Manley continued with the trial but brought the matter up again following the jury failing to reach verdicts and being discharged on Wednesday. She said she had referred the issue to the Government’s top lawyer, the Attorney General. Judge Manley said: “One other relevant matter I should deal with, on Wednesday the 10th of August, day three, the prosecution brought to my attention, a social media post. “Both the prosecution and defence agreed with me, in the absence of any comment from the jury, and given my clear direction, the trial could properly continue. “However, given the author is a person with a high public profile and his social media account has 1.5 million followers, it could be seen to be an attempt to influence on-going criminal proceedings and could be contempt of court. “Accordingly, I am referring the matter to the…
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