From: NOTsomeone@microsoft.invalid 
  
 On 30/07/2025 10:51, Jethro_uk wrote: 
 > On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 07:59:52 +0100, Nick Odell wrote: 
 > 
 >> Suppose, for the sake of argument, a high-profile individual with 
 >> international connections were to have been released from prison and 
 >> then, almost immediately afterwards charged with two cases of 
 >> harassment, wouldn't they have had their passport withdrawn because of 
 >> the flight risk? Then suppose, again just for the sake of argument, that 
 >> they were then later alleged to have committed an assault and were being 
 >> sought by the police, wouldn't it then have been impossible for them to 
 >> flee the country? Hypothetically speaking, that is. 
 > 
 > They may own several passports ? 
 > 
  
  
 If ordered to surrender their passport, the order *ought* to be phrased 
 so as to cover all such documents. 
  
 And, of course, it is possible to have a forged passport, or even to 
 borrow one from a mate. Said mate would need to be a very, very good 
 mate indeed, as he might well be charged with assisting an offender. 
  
 So, the only question left: Is being charged with  two cases of 
 harassment, sufficient reason to  have had their passport withdrawn?  I 
 suppose it would depend on the facts of the alleged harassment. 
  
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