UK: Ex-MP Lord Janner attends court after judge threatens him with arrest

Former MP and ex-Labour peer Lord Greville Ewan Janner arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court, Friday, after deputy chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot told Janner's barrister that if he did not appear he could be arrested. Initially, Janner's party were hoping that he would be able to appear via video link on the grounds that he suffers from severe Alzheimer'safter he was diagnosed with the disease in 2009. This was Janner's first appearance in court after allegations re-emerged accusing him of molesting up to nine boys across a 20 year period dating back to the early 1960s. A total of 22 charges have been brought against him. Earlier in the year it was decided by Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders that Janner would not face charges due to the state of his health. Following an appeal by the purported victims, the decision was overturned.