The British have no desire to reopen the budget, lest it reopen the matter of their refund.The argument is bedevilled by factual disputes and hypocrisy.
Martin Tully, a lawyer representing the buyers, urged Judge Strine not to reopen the matter, saying the bid might be withdrawn.
The country's Arts and Culture Ministry said it accepted the decision, which was based on procedural issues, but did not say whether it would reopen the matter.
After The Guardian article, Scotland Yard said it would not reopen the matter, adding that it conducted a thorough inquiry three years earlier.
The Supreme Court let the execution proceed on the grounds that all appeals had been exhausted, calling the effort by Judge Fletcher and her colleagues to reopen the matter "a grave abuse of discretion".
Big European banks had already agreed to what was billed as a 21 percent reduction in the value of their Greek debt in July, a deal not yet implemented, and they are reluctant to reopen the matter.
The committee, in an action not previously made public, reviewed claims raised by Mr. Rangel continuing until late last year, before unanimously concluding not to reopen the matter, the court documents show.
