Cyrus Larizadeh KC, for Sharif, said that media reporting had led to "significant threats" being made on social media towards judges.

Elsewhere, a gas storage site near Kazan was struck in a drone attack in the southwestern region of Tatarstan, local officials said, without reporting any casualties.

Last week, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said one of the key proposals from the report - mandatory reporting - would be added to the Crime and Policing Bill.

With the Los Angeles police and sheriff’s departments reporting nearly 60 combined arrests for looting and curfew violations as of Monday, the number of prosecutions is expected to increase in coming days.

Labour ministers have said their priority is to implement the recommendations, and last week, Yvette Cooper said one of the key points - mandatory reporting - would be added to the Crime and Policing Bill.