"The two charges stated that he sent emails on separate dates in June 2024 to Braverman, then the Conservative MP for MP for Fareham and Waterlooville in Hampshire, which were "of an indecent or grossly offensive nature for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety" to the recipient. Ram, from Waste Lane, Balsall Common, near Solihull, was given bail."
"Ram addressed the court after his pleas, telling District Judge Wain: "I was not aware in any detail why I was sending it... from a moral perspective, that's not me." He told the court that it meant that his career was now over. Ed Ball, defending, said Ram had a "fogginess on what was what said" because of medication he had been prescribed."
A 65-year-old businessman, Jagjivan Ram, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Malicious Communications Act and was ordered not to contact Suella Braverman ahead of a sentencing hearing on 22 April. The charges related to emails sent on separate dates in June 2024 that were described as indecent or grossly offensive and intended to cause distress or anxiety. Ram, from Balsall Common, was granted bail. The prosecutor did not open the facts and the email content was not disclosed. Ram told the court he did not understand why he sent the emails and said his career was over. The defence cited medication-related fogginess. The judge urged full disclosure to allow fair sentencing and expressed hope there would be no new allegations. Braverman recently defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK.
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