Panel rules out further inquiry into sexual harassment claims against Lib Dem peer Chris Rennard
評審小組裁定不再進一步調查針對自由民主黨貴族克里斯·倫納德的性騷擾指控

Party leader Ed Davey ‘disappointed and upset’ at decision by independent panel after claims original investigation was flawed The Liberal Democrat peer Chris Rennard has been told there will be no further investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against him, after an independent panel concluded it could not reopen the claim. The party leader, Ed Davey, said he was “disappointed and upset” by the conclusion, having suspended Rennard from the party after an investigation was reopened earlier this year amid claims a previous inquiry was flawed. Continue reading...
英國自由民主黨獨立評審小組裁定,因缺乏新證據,無法重啓對克里斯·倫納德性騷擾指控的調查。黨魁戴維對此表示失望,倫納德則稱原調查已充分證明指控不成立,並要求公開完整報告。
文章圍繞一次程序性裁決展開,適合練習多方立場的區分:黨魁的失望表態、倫納德的自我辯護、申訴女性的處境交織出現,讀者需要辨認每句話的說話人及其態度。文中多處同義替換(如“flawed investigation”“let down”“dismissed”)和因果鏈條(舊調查有缺陷→重啓→無新證據→無法重啓)值得逐句梳理,也可積累司法與投訴程序相關詞匯。
來源:The Guardian · theguardian.com