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The Judges versus Peter Hain
by Geoffrey Robertson QC / 10 May 2012 10:15
The legal establishment of Northern Ireland has launched a criminal prosecution against Peter Hain, threatening him with up to two years imprisonment for “scandalizing the court” – ie for criticising a judge whose rulings caused problems for the peace process whilst Hain was Minister of State for Northern Ireland. This prosecution is not only a direct attack on free speech and an attempt to suppress information of considerable public interest, but it is








