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| + | '''Sir Allan David Green''' is a retired [[barrister]] in [[England and Wales]]. He was [[Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)|Director of Public Prosecutions]] and second head of the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] from 1987 to 1992. In this role he was responsible for the majority of criminal prosecutions in England, and in his term of office he had to deal with the appeals against conviction of the [[Guildford Four]] and the [[Birmingham Six]]. | ||
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| + | The decisions not to prosecute [[Greville Janner|Lord Janner of Braunstone]] for child sexual abuse in 1991 and 2007 fell under two directors of public prosecutions: Sir Allan Green, QC, and [[Lord Macdonald of River Glaven]]. | ||
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| + | He resigned in October 1991 when he was spotted kerb-crawling in Kings Cross, [[London]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-04/news/mn-3407_1_police-report ''Los Angeles Times'', 4 October 1991]</ref> His wife committed suicide in 1993, two years later. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | + | He was [[Call to the bar|called]] to the bar in 1959 and rose to become a [[Recorder (judge)|recorder]] (part-time judge) in 1979. Among his cases was the trial of the so-called 'Muswell Hill Murderer', serial killer [[Dennis Nilsen]]. After a successful career as a prosecution counsel, he was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in 1987. In this role he was responsible for the majority of criminal prosecutions in England, and in his term of office he had to deal with the appeals against conviction of the [[Guildford Four]] and the [[Birmingham Six]]. | |
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| + | Green continued with his career, however, both prosecuting and defending in important cases, particularly murders. Between 2000 and 2004, he represented ten British soldiers in the [[inquiry]] into the 1972 [[Bloody Sunday (1972)|Bloody Sunday massacre]], when 27 people were shot, 14 fatally, by British troops in Northern Ireland.<ref>http://www.irlandinit-hd.de/main_chap/bs30.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050908085847/http://www.irlandinit-hd.de/main_chap/bs30.htm</ref> In answer to a question in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in 2005, the [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] said that Sir Allan had been paid £1.5 million for his work on the inquiry.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120909185420/http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050125/text/50125w31.htm House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 25 Jan 2005 (pt 31)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
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| + | Green is a member of [[Inner Temple]], and remained a practicing barrister in [[London]] until his retirement in 2013. | ||
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| + | == In popular culture == | ||
| + | Green was portrayed by [[Jamie Parker]] in ''[[Des (TV series)|Des]]'', a 2020 docudrama focusing on Dennis Nilsen. | ||
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Sir Allan David Green is a retired barrister in England and Wales. He was Director of Public Prosecutions and second head of the Crown Prosecution Service from 1987 to 1992. In this role he was responsible for the majority of criminal prosecutions in England, and in his term of office he had to deal with the appeals against conviction of the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six.
The decisions not to prosecute Lord Janner of Braunstone for child sexual abuse in 1991 and 2007 fell under two directors of public prosecutions: Sir Allan Green, QC, and Lord Macdonald of River Glaven.
He resigned in October 1991 when he was spotted kerb-crawling in Kings Cross, London.[1] His wife committed suicide in 1993, two years later.
Career
He was called to the bar in 1959 and rose to become a recorder (part-time judge) in 1979. Among his cases was the trial of the so-called 'Muswell Hill Murderer', serial killer Dennis Nilsen. After a successful career as a prosecution counsel, he was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in 1987. In this role he was responsible for the majority of criminal prosecutions in England, and in his term of office he had to deal with the appeals against conviction of the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six.
Green continued with his career, however, both prosecuting and defending in important cases, particularly murders. Between 2000 and 2004, he represented ten British soldiers in the inquiry into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre, when 27 people were shot, 14 fatally, by British troops in Northern Ireland.[2] In answer to a question in Parliament in 2005, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said that Sir Allan had been paid £1.5 million for his work on the inquiry.[3]
Green is a member of Inner Temple, and remained a practicing barrister in London until his retirement in 2013.
In popular culture
Green was portrayed by Jamie Parker in Des, a 2020 docudrama focusing on Dennis Nilsen.
