No, “truth” is a valid defense as established by the Defamation Act of 2013, section 2
Truth
It is a defence to an action for defamation for the defendant to show that the imputation conveyed by the statement complained of is substantially true.
No, they’re also there to report information back to HQ
That’s not how it works in France at all. You get prosecuted on all charges, but only condemned for the most grievous offense. So for a murder+assault+trespassing case, if found guilty of all charges, your sentence would only be for murder.
As all condemnation it takes context into account, like the assault + trespassing, but if there were limits on murder sentences then you’d only be sentence-able to that crime’s legal sentencing limits (there are none for murder, which is the only crime that has no sentencing limits).
No