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Police in NI Allowed Anonymity Because of Death Threats


 
Government Inquiry Can Allow Anonymity of Witnesses
In re Officer L and others
HL(NI)
Weekly Law Reports Summary
31 July 2007

On an application by potential witnesses for anonymity a tribunal of inquiry had posed the correct test, under art 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, of whether a pre-existing risk of death would be materially increased if the witnesses were required to give evidence without anonymity.

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