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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by vkou on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:05PM (#16630987)
Nobody's forcing him to attend, but if there is any fire behind the smoke, him refusing to attend can give Parliament reason to assume ill intent in subsequent investigations/trials, when none existed.
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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by M2Ys4U on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:11PM (#16631031)
Refusing to attend can be considered Contempt of Parliament. Theoretically that can carry a term of imprisonment that lasts until the next election.
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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by jahewson on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:03PM (#16631522)
No, that’s only for a compulsory summons, which this is not.
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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by M2Ys4U on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @03:51PM (#16641695)
Indeed, but if Zuckerberg/Facebook Inc. refuses to comply I would expect that to be the next step.
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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by kazen44 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:44PM (#16631352)
does this also apply to non UK citizens though?
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