Sarah Tisdall on prison sentence

Title

Sarah Tisdall on prison sentence

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

27 Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:14

Description

Civil servant Sarah Tisdall is interviewed before starting her six-month prison sentence for leaking Government documents. She plans to appeal. Labour MP, David Winnick is supporting her and wants a review of Section Two of the Official Secrets Act. Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine, author of a leaked memo, says that anybody who harms the security of government should be prosecuted. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Michael Heseltine; Sarah Tisdall

Keywords

Legal procedure; Government; Newspapers; Law; Conservative Party; Civil servants; Imprisonment; State security; Documents; Official Secrets Act; Sentencing; Appeals; Guardian; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; David Winnick; Sarah Tisdall

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