This is the title of an article in today's issue of The Scotsman. It starts:
"As the Lockerbie case progressed, the prosecution found itself in possession in 1996 of material that Mr [David] Miliband now claims cannot be divulged to the defence.
"This occurred originally, it is said, because at the time, Scotland's Lord Advocate was ex officio a member of the UK government.
"Mr Miliband has now taken out Public Interest Immunity certificates (PIIs) to 'protect' the documents from release to..."
The article is in the premium (ie pay to view) section of The Scotsman's website, and so I am not in a position to quote more of it or to summarize its contents since I resolutely refuse to pay for access to the newspaper (a) because I am a Scot and (b) because this once-great newspaper has in recent times declined disastrously.
The full article (if you are a subscriber) can be read here.
The readers' comments are of interest, even if you cannot access the full text of Dr Swire's article.
F.Y.I. - One is not required to pay to subscribe to the Scotsman's articles. One only has to register.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you may wish to note that Bollier is posting portions of your articles on this site and others without crediting you.