Title

Tom King on end to right to silence for suspects in Northern Ireland

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:07

Description

Des Fahy interviews Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King on Government legislation which will end the right to silence of terror suspects in Northern Ireland as part of its new crackdown on the IRA. A similar change in the law will follow on mainland Britain. The move means if suspects refuse to give evidence as they are often trained to do then the courts can take it into account. TX date possibly 20/10/88.

Contributors

Tom King; Des Fahy

Keywords

Legislation; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Criminal justice system

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