Ken Livingstone claims SAS conspiracy

Title

Ken Livingstone claims SAS conspiracy

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 May 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:44

Description

Richard Bestic interviews Labour MP Ken Livingstone after his use of the protection of parliamentary privilege in the House of Commons to name 2 SAS officers he believes supplied a paramilitary murderer with a machine gun. He also claimed Royal Ulster Constabulary officers destroyed evidence rather than prosecute the men. He does not believe the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was involved but wants to know at what political level the order was given to destroy the evidence.

Contributors

Ken Livingstone; Richard Bestic

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Right to information; Homicide; Police personnel; Special forces; RUC

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