Two people have been arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of child abuse made against former prime minister Sir Edward Heath .
Wiltshire Police would give no further detail about the suspects, who are on bail.
The police probe, named Operation Conifer, was launched in August last year after Sir Edward was named as a suspect in an investigation into historical child sex abuse.
The force said the investigation also “aims to safeguard children and vulnerable adults who may be at risk of abuse today and, where relevant, bring living offenders to justice”.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission launched a probe into alleged historical corruption after information from a retired officer raised concerns that Wiltshire Police deliberately caused a criminal prosecution to fail 22 years ago.
Earlier this year the probe found no evidence that a prosecution against a brothel keeper was dropped because of threats to allege publicly that Sir Edward had been involved in sexual offences.
Sir Edward, who led the Conservative government between 1970 and 1974, died at home in Salisbury in July 2005, aged 89.
He became the most high-profile figure linked to historical abuse allegations last year. Source...
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Wiltshire Police would give no further detail about the suspects, who are on bail.
The police probe, named Operation Conifer, was launched in August last year after Sir Edward was named as a suspect in an investigation into historical child sex abuse.
The force said the investigation also “aims to safeguard children and vulnerable adults who may be at risk of abuse today and, where relevant, bring living offenders to justice”.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission launched a probe into alleged historical corruption after information from a retired officer raised concerns that Wiltshire Police deliberately caused a criminal prosecution to fail 22 years ago.
Earlier this year the probe found no evidence that a prosecution against a brothel keeper was dropped because of threats to allege publicly that Sir Edward had been involved in sexual offences.
Sir Edward, who led the Conservative government between 1970 and 1974, died at home in Salisbury in July 2005, aged 89.
He became the most high-profile figure linked to historical abuse allegations last year. Source...
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