{"text":[[{"start":8.75,"text":"Police investigations into Lord Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could take more than a year to conclude, according to England’s chief prosecutor."}],[{"start":17.8,"text":"Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, said on Thursday that the Mandelson probe into alleged misconduct in public office was “a complex case, which will involve examining events over a period of years”. "}],[{"start":31.05,"text":"He added: “It’s going to involve vast quantities of data . . . that may then lead to further strands of enquiry.” "}],[{"start":37.3,"text":"“I really don’t think that anyone should expect an early resolution of the investigation. It wouldn’t be at all surprising if it took over a year.”"}],[{"start":46.199999999999996,"text":"The DPP said the same dynamics and timeline applied to the investigation of Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, who is also facing allegations of misconduct in public office. Police are separately reviewing allegations of sex trafficking. Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied any wrongdoing."}],[{"start":63.849999999999994,"text":"The Crown Prosecution Service has been working with the Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police, which are investigating the men, to provide “early investigative advice” since the beginning of the investigations, Parkinson said. "}],[{"start":76.39999999999999,"text":"Both Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor were arrested in February."}],[{"start":80.74999999999999,"text":"Representatives for Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Mandelson has denied any criminal wrongdoing and said he never acted for personal gain. He is no longer on police bail and has been released under investigation. "}],[{"start":95.54999999999998,"text":"Sir Mark Rowley, head of the Metropolitan Police, went to the US in March to urge the Department of Justice to release unredacted files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which the police say they need for their investigation of Mandelson."}],[{"start":109.79999999999998,"text":"Rowley urged the US government to hand over the documents without going through a mutual legal assistance request. His effort was unsuccessful and the police are now going through the lengthy process of formally seeking the papers."}],[{"start":123.44999999999999,"text":"A DoJ denial of that request would be a major setback to the investigation, although in theory the Met could seek relevant documents through other means. "}],[{"start":132.6,"text":"“It’s not the be-all and end-all but it is difficult to work out how much of the case needs the relevant DoJ files and how much could come from other sources of information,” said one person close to the process. "}],[{"start":144.65,"text":"Documents released by the DoJ as part of a tranche of files related to Epstein included an email about a bailout of the euro which was sent by Mandelson while he was a Labour cabinet minister. "}],[{"start":155.65,"text":"In May 2010, the EU was drawing up a €500bn bailout to save the euro after the global financial crisis. Epstein asked Mandelson if it was true that a €500bn bailout of the euro was “almost complete” on Sunday, May 9 2010. Mandelson replied within minutes, saying: “Sd [sic] be announced tonight.” "}],[{"start":184.95000000000002,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1780630138_1276.mp3"}