Perverting the course of justice

The Times has the shock news that Number 10 Downing Street is the focus of a possible prosecution for perverting the course of justice, the offence that eventually nailed both Johnathan Aitken and Jeffrey Archer. The article may be read in full from here. This quote is among the most telling points:

A prosecution source said: “There is more than a suspicion that evidence has not been handed over, people have colluded and the police are not being helped.

“It has been noted that when the Watergate scandal forced President Nixon to resign, it was the cover-up, not the burglary, that brought him down. What these people should remember is that they are not dealing with a parliamentary inquiry; this is a criminal investigation and anyone failing to co-operate is participating in a criminal offence