Terrorists escape from Maze
- Title
- Terrorists escape from Maze
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 17 May 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:02:50
- Description
- Ken Livingstone on asking the Dutch Government to refuse Britain’s request to extradite two terrorists who escaped from the Maze Prison outside Belfast. He does not believe they will receive fair treatment, and he says they are political dissenters. He compares their situation to that of people held by the Nazis. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Ken Livingstone
- Keywords
- Deportation; Political prisoners; Human rights; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Prisons; Terrorists; Trials; Netherlands; Prisoners; Belfast; Justice
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