{"id":17568,"date":"2020-12-04T19:45:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T19:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=17568"},"modified":"2020-12-04T19:45:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T19:45:26","slug":"liverpool-mayor-joe-anderson-arrested-in-bribery-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17568","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson arrested in bribery probe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He and four others were held as part of an investigation into the awarding of building contracts in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=joyonlineghana&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1334926728884531201&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fliverpool-mayor-joe-anderson-arrested-in-bribery-probe%2F&amp;siteScreenName=joyonlineghana&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is understood the Labour Party has suspended Mr Anderson pending the outcome of the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The year-long police probe focussed on 32-year-old property developer Elliot Lawless, who was arrested in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not known whether he is among the five arrested earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool City Council said it is co-operating with Merseyside Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A police statement said those arrested include two men, 33 and 62, both from Liverpool, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 46-year-old man from Ainsdale has also been arrested on suspicion of the same offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other two arrested men are a 72-year-old man from Liverpool and a 25-year old from Ormskirk, who have been arrested on suspicion of witness intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool\u2019s mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. 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