Lord Peter Mandelson has been released on bail after he was arrested over the allegations of public office misconduct.
According to the Metropolitan Police, the former UK ambassador was given bail hours after his arrest in the midst of revelations about his ties with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
As reported by BBC, Lord Mandelson was seen returning to his London residence at 02:00 GMT.
The former minister was arrested in Camden, north London, on Monday and taken to a police station for investigation.
London’s Metropolitan Police issued a statement, “A 72-year-old man arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released on bail pending further investigation.”
Earlier this month, the law enforcement authorities launched a probe into alleged claims saying that Lord Mandelson was accused of passing on market-sensitive government information to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while holding the public office.
Epstein fallout
The US Department of Justice in late January released 3 million documents related to Epstein’s associations and criminal activities.
Emails released by the DOJ showed the close association between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein.
During his tenure as a minister in former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government in 2009, Mandelson also shared confidential information with the late financier.
After these shocking claims surfaced, Mandelson resigned from Starmer’s Labour Party and expressed deep remorse over his ties with Epstein.
The news came as earlier this week Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was also arrested on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy. Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing in his association with Epstein.
The family of the late Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of sexual assault also responded to Mandelson’s arrest, “They commend the British authorities for taking meaningful action and treating the Epstein files with the urgency they demand.”
