Kamal Ghorui
Andrew’s arrest says something good about UK. But no one, anywhere, is investigating the real story
Royals are a big deal for the Brit establishment. Therefore UK cops arresting Andrew – an ex-prince is still a big deal – speaks to some institutional integrity, especially when in other countries, US included, no Epstein pal is being questioned for anything. That said, it’s not clear that British police is going to investigate Andrew’s alleged involvement in Epstein-organised abuses or just question him on leaking trade info to Epstein. Yes, Andrew was stripped of his title, just as Peter Mandelson was sacked from his envoy’s job in Washington. Other notables like Bill Gates, Lawrence Summers, assorted minor famous people in Europe have suffered PR damage. Some of that damage may be permanent. But the question survives: who’s being investigated for ‘Epsteining’ with Epstein?
In the few countries that have followed up after files were released under Epstein Files Transparency Act, 2025, investigators are probing how those in high offices, with insider knowledge and elite access, allegedly bypassed institutional governance structures to create elite power networks. That’s important. Public office in democracies is built on some notion of integrity and moral responsibility. Yet many of the world’s most powerful were perfectly comfortable associating with a convicted sex offender. Much effort is now being spent to draw a distinction between those who “merely met” Epstein as a fixer and those who were part of his paedophilia network.
But it is unlikely the full story or scale of Epstein’s murky world will ever be known or publicly established. Redactions by US govt themselves invite justified suspicion. Too many powerful interests are likely vulnerable to a full inquiry. Some would argue that investigations into specific people need some prima facie evidence. But how do we know whether or not there’s evidence when we don’t know the entirety of Epstein files? Or without preliminary inquiries that look to find specific evidence? Simple questions govts won’t answer.
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