Man City’s Tévez falls foul of court interpreting disaster

Could Carlos Tévez, Manchester City FC’s Argentine forward, be the highest profile victim yet of the court interpreting disaster (posts passim) presided over by Capita Translating and Interpreting/ALS?

According to a report in today’s Daily Mail, Tévez “was bailed because there was no interpreter at Macclesfield Police Station. He is to return there on Tuesday.”

Cheshire Police have a contract with Capita Translating and Interpreting for the provision of interpreters.

Tévez was banned from driving for 6 months on 16th January for failing to respond to police letters and was arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified last Thursday near his home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

If I were the man in black blowing the whistle, I’d given Capita Translating and Interpreting a red card and send them off the pitch for an early bath. 😉

Hat tip: Linguist Lounge