Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions, ordered a disciplinary inquiry into his conduct.
Later in the day, Quebec's director of public prosecutions ordered a police investigation into the weekend brawl at a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game that featured the younger Roy pummeling another team's non-resisting goalie.
Barra McGrory QC, Northern Ireland's director of public prosecutions, ordered the chief constable to reopen investigations into the murders – opening up the possibility the man alleged to be Britain's key informer could be questioned about his covert career in open court.
National security was said to be under threat in 1972, journalists were bugged and blackmailed by police, and threatened with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act, when the director of public prosecutions ordered Scotland Yard to identify the source of a leaked document.
"This death penalty prosecution was ordered by John Ashcroft, Richard W. Levittt, one of Mr. Dixon's lawyers, said in his summation on Friday.
In a statement, the prosecution office ordered the arrest of Samuel Ben Zeev and David Wisemen, both of whom were described as "officers in the Israeli Mossad".
In Mr. Abu-Jamal's case, the court granted review sought by the prosecution and ordered the federal appeals court in Philadelphia to take account of a decision last week that clarified capital sentencing procedures.
The Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of Nabeel for 7 days on pending investigation.— Nabeel Rajab (@NABEELRAJAB October 2, 2014.
Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions, has ordered an investigation into the safety of the convictions, while the Independent Police Complaints Commission is scrutinising the police's alleged failure to disclose the tapes to court.
"Fifa is pleased that the ISL non-prosecution order can now be made public," football's world governing body said in a statement.
