Matrix Churchill trial acquittals

Title

Matrix Churchill trial acquittals

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

11 Nov 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Press interview with Labour Party leader John Smith reacting to the outcome of the Matrix Churchill trial where three business executives of the company, accused of illegally exporting arms to Iraq prior to the Gulf War, have been acquitted at the Old Bailey in London on direction of the judge. Smith says many questions remain unanswered as to the Government’s and Prime Minister John Major’s role in the affair.

Contributors

John Smith

Keywords

Companies; Government; Exports; UK; Arms sales; Prime ministers; Espionage; Legal decisions; Trials; John Major; Business people; Iraq; Political scandals; Matrix Churchill; Paul Henderson; Trevor Abraham; Peter Allen

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