BBC. Another one bites the dust.

[King Billy]

We weren’t arguing, just discussing how he ended up here.

So was I, as well as expressing my concerns of how the police or the BBC released information, without due regard for a person's right to privacy. But it's not the first time the police have trampled over such rights.

we often hear of minor celebrities being arrested and of course the accuser is free to say what he likes or his/her mum etc.

Of course. And they risk a civil lawsuit.

 

[motorbiking]

You might get somewhere with ECHR Article 8, or an argument that its contempt of court which may potentially prejudice the trial. But currently there is no specific law protecting the arrest/investigation from being made public. Additionally a person has some freedom to to say what they believe to be true, if it's an honest opinion based on true facts. That would usually constitute a valid legal defence