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Lawyer and part-time judge Constance Briscoe is to be charged with two counts of intending to pervert the course of justice, prosecutors say.
The charges are related to the case of ex-minister Chris Huhne and his former wife Vicky Pryce, who were jailed after Pryce took his speeding points for him.
Ms Briscoe is accused of two counts of the offence, relating to statements that were made to Essex Police.
She is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 24 June.
The first count alleges that, between May 2011 and last October, she provided police with two statements that were inaccurate.
The second alleges that on 6 October she produced a copy of her witness statement that had been altered and maintained that it was the correct version.
'Public interest'
CPS senior lawyer Deborah Walsh said: "We have today authorised the Kent and Essex Police serious crime directorate to charge Constance Briscoe with two counts of intending to pervert the course of public justice.
"The first allegation is that, between 16 May 2011 and 6 October 2012, Constance Briscoe provided Essex Police with two statements which were inaccurate.
"The second allegation, dated October 6 2012, is that Constance Briscoe produced a copy of a witness statement that had been altered and that she maintained was the correct version.
"This decision was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
"We have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that these charges are in the public interest."
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