Prince Andrew during his interview with the BBC last November - Ferrari / Starface

Will Prince Andrew finally cooperate with the American investigation into sex trafficking organized by Jeffrey Epstein? While the American prosecutor in charge of the investigation affirms that the son of the Queen of England refuses to help the investigators, the lawyers of the Duke of York replied, on the contrary assuring that their client did indeed offer his help. Three times.

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"The Department of Justice reacted to the first two proposals by overriding their own rules of confidentiality and claiming that the duke did not offer any cooperation. In fact, they may be trying to advertise themselves rather than accept the aid offered, "they went so far as to state in a press release, as the BBC relayed.

War of words

Obviously, the United States Department of Justice could not stop there and immediately replied. "Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied our requests for a hearing," said prosecutor Geoffrey Berman in charge of the Epstein case, saying that he believes the member of the Royal Family of England is "falsely trying to present himself as susceptible to cooperate ”, as relayed by the British media.

American justice has always ensured that the prince would not be extradited, so it would simply be a question of giving evidence, as the American attorney general William Barr told Fox News recently. Close to the American financier, Prince Andrew has repeatedly declared that he had never witnessed illegal behavior or acts during his numerous visits to his friend's properties.

The death of Jeffrey Epstein in custody last year has ended prosecution, but US justice continues to investigate to find possible accomplices of what he suspects is a vast network of sex trafficking.

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