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| Charges dropped against Doherty | Charges dropped against Doherty |
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| Singer Pete Doherty has had charges he breached bail conditions dropped. | Singer Pete Doherty has had charges he breached bail conditions dropped. |
| The 28-year-old was due to appear before West London magistrates after he was arrested on suspected drug offences in east London on Monday. | |
| The charge of breaching conditional bail was dropped as he was not produced before the court within 24 hours. Police admitted a mistake was made. | |
| Doherty had been warned by a judge he faced jail if he did not kick his drug habit at an earlier hearing. | |
| The singer had admitted driving illegally while in possession of a number of drugs in High Street Kensington, west London, on 5 May. | The singer had admitted driving illegally while in possession of a number of drugs in High Street Kensington, west London, on 5 May. |
| Police error | |
| He was held in the early hours of Monday in the Tower Hamlets area hours after performing at the V Festival. | He was held in the early hours of Monday in the Tower Hamlets area hours after performing at the V Festival. |
| At Tuesday's hearing, prosecutor Anjulika Vatish said: "The court has no jurisdiction to deal with this matter any more." | At Tuesday's hearing, prosecutor Anjulika Vatish said: "The court has no jurisdiction to deal with this matter any more." |
| She said Doherty, who did not appear in court, had been released. | She said Doherty, who did not appear in court, had been released. |
| Police admitted they had made an error in not getting him in front of the court with 24 hours. | |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "Senior officers from Tower Hamlets are currently reviewing processes to establish why Mr Doherty was unable to be brought before the court within the 24-hour time frame. | |
| "It would be inappropriate to go into any further detail until the MPS is absolutely clear about the exact sequence of events." | |
| Doherty is under bail conditions imposed at a previous hearing, when he admitted various drugs and driving offences, and is to be sentenced for these at a later date. | |
| The singer had undergone a stomach implant to help him kick drugs. |