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PACE application for TV tapes fails

01 January 1991

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PACE application for TV tapes fails
artdoc June=1991

The decision of a judge, sitting in private in Oxford, that
Central Independent Television does not have to hand over film
of a break-in at a breeding centre by animal rights activists
has set a legal precedent.
The reasons for Judge Leo Clark's decision have not been
made public. Detectives had made an application under PACE and
said that the tapes contained evidence of criminal activity.
John Boileau, editor of Central News (South) said: `I am
delighted by this judgement. It is the first time that the law
has looked closely at the police's reasons for wanting
extraordinary powers.' (Times 25.2.91).

IRR Police-Media Bulletin no 68. Institute of Race Relations,
2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS.


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