John Hemming, the MP who named Ryan Giggs in Parliament, has spoken out the reasons why he went on revealing the footballer's name in court.

The MP who announced the name of footballer Ryan Giggs as the man behind a gagging order, has released a statement in Mirror. Hemming stresses that he decided to out Giggs because of important judiciary reasons, and not because of the public interest swarming the athlete's private life. "He had threatened to send people to jail for making fun of him online and, worse than that, the trials would have effectively happened in secret", says Hemming in his statement.

"The injunction would have kept him anonymous, even though people were potentially being locked up", adds the MP in the same statement. Hemming also mentions that Giggs should blame his legal team for deciding to sue Twitter, calling it a 'foolish attempt' to clean up his already tainted name. In the statement posted at Mirror UK's website, Hemming says British courts "should not operate" in this kind of manner as it prevents the truth from being told. The kind of gagging order Ryan Giggs has obtained can also be acquired by companies, other public figures, politicians and celebrities to prevent their private affairs and some important information from leaking out. Court rulings like these can also prevent the local police or the coastguard from gathering much-needed information if some of these injunction reciepients get involved in a legal case.

Over the past year, 355 gagging orders have been approved by the British court to companies and public figures, and so far Ryan Giggs' name is the only one exposed. "This is excruciatingly embarrassing for Giggs, and painful for his family, but the far bigger issue is the ability of the rich and powerful to cover up the truth", says Hemming in the final words of his statement.

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