piffle absolute piffle
these cases are dropped because there is not a shred of evidence against the accused who may or may not have incriminated himself.
The authorities bust a gust to try to get these cases off the ground but the majority of the dead horses just dont fly. Every now and then the spooks have to take off the mask and say it was All Made Up
Does anyone remember the services 'spy' ring in Cyprus ? - 1985 - I hadnt realised. it is here
http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/06/16/british-prosecutors-open-case-against-7-servicemen-for-spying/57eac37e-4a04-4e1c-b923-a50c7cb58e2b/
and what happened - the Vietnamese madam ( who is mentioned in the article ) marched into court on Day 10 ( ! yes really ) and demanded: " You say I am the Great Spy. Arrest me and charge me ! You cant, can you - there isnt a shred of evidence ! "
case collapses and one of them ( lighowler ) is invited onto Tel Wogan and invited to explain why he confessed to .... welll... everything when he had done nothing at all.
and yes for those with brains and memories the Lightowler in this case is related to the Lightowller of the Titanic and then ( same fella ) of the Dunkirk evacuation. I think Tel covers this with a question: " but your family is so famous, why did you confess to crimes you hadnt done ? "