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==Decision not to prosecute Peter Hayman==
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In April 1981 as [[UK Attorney General]], Sir Michael Havers stated in parliament that while [[Peter Hayman]] was a member of the [[Paedophile Information Exchange]], he was never a member of the executive committee, so was not prosecuted as others were for publishing contact advertisements.<ref name=times-19810407>{{cite news |url=https://spotlightonabuse.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/times070481.jpg |title=Why Sir Peter Hayman was not named |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=7 April 1981 |accessdate=2 July 2014 |quote=through his membership of PIE or otherwise}}</ref><ref name=guardian-19810407>{{cite news |url=https://spotlightonabuse.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/g070481.jpg |title=Havers denies special treatment for Hayman |author=Colin Brown |newspaper=The Guardian |date=7 April 1981 |accessdate=2 July 2014 |quote=Sir Peter was a member of the Paedophile Information Exchange}}</ref>
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'''Robert Michael Oldfield Havers, Baron Havers''' was a British barrister and Conservative politician. Hayman belonged to the private dining club [[Nobody's Friends]], where many members have either been part of [[UK/VIPaedophile]], or spent considerable effort covering up for fellow establishment child abusers.
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==Legal decisions==
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===Decision not to prosecute Peter Hayman===
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In April 1981 as [[UK Attorney General]], Sir Michael Havers stated in parliament that while [[Peter Hayman]] was a member of the [[Paedophile Information Exchange]], he was never a member of the executive committee, so was not prosecuted as others were for publishing contact advertisements.<ref name=times-19810407>https://spotlightonabuse.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/times070481.jpg</ref><ref name=guardian-19810407>https://spotlightonabuse.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/g070481.jpg </ref>
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===Role in the Guildford Four and Maguire Family miscarriages of justice===
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Havers represented the Crown in two of the most notable miscarriages of justice in British judicial history:<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/feb/10/northernireland.northernireland Guardian: After 16 years of waiting, an apology at last for the Guildford Four]</ref> the trial and appeal of the [[Guildford Four]] and also of the Maguire family (known as the [[Maguire Seven]]), all of whom were wrongfully convicted. Collectively, they served a total of 113 years in prison and one of the Maguire Seven, [[Giuseppe Conlon]], died in prison, convicted on the basis of discredited forensic evidence.<ref>[http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13017691.600-faulty-forensic-testing-convicted-maguire-seven-.html New Scientist: Faulty forensic testing convicted Maguire Seven]</ref>
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In the case of the Guildford Four, the [[Director of Public Prosecutions]] was found to have suppressed alibi evidence that supported Gerry Conlon and Paul Hill’s claims of innocence.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CE7D8123DF931A25750C0A962958260 New York Times Letter: Sins of the Guildford Four Prosecution]</ref> The Director of Public Prosecutions, for which Havers was acting, was also found to have suppressed confessions by Provisional IRA bombers, known as the [[Balcombe Street Gang]] that they had carried out the Guildford and Woolwich bombings.
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In his submission to Sir [[John May]]'s Inquiry into the Guildford and Woolwich bombings in 1989 Labour MP [[Chris Mullin]] cast doubt on Havers’s integrity in the matter:<ref>[http://www.epolitix.com/mpwebsites/mpspeeches/mpspeechdetails/newsarticle/evidence-to-sir-john-mays-inquiry-into-the-guildford-and-woolwich-bombings-1989///mpsite/chris-mullin/?no_cache=1 Evidence to Sir John May's Inquiry into the Guildford and Woolwich bombings - 1989]</ref>
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Sir Michael Havers represented the Crown at the trials of the Guildford Four, Mrs. Maguire and her family and at the re-trial/appeal of the Guildford Four. He is, therefore, probably the person who can lay claim to the most detailed knowledge of this affair. I respectfully submit that any inquiry that passed without the benefit of his experience would be deficient....<br />
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The only hope of sustaining the original convictions was to rewrite the script from top to bottom. This Sir Michael and his colleagues proceeded to do with ingenuity and relish.
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==Maurice Oldfield information==
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Havers was a regular source for the journalist [[Chapman Pincher]]:
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::Among many leaks to me, perhaps the most extraordinary was his detailed confirmation — while we were shooting pheasants in 1986 — of the Official Secrets scandal surrounding [[Sir Maurice Oldfield]], the former Chief of the [[MI6|Secret Intelligence Service, MI6]].<ref>Chapman Pincher, [http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/12th-september-1998/20/leakers-i-have-known LEAKERS I HAVE KNOWN], ''Spectator'', 11 September 1998.</ref>
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==Falklands war==
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During the [[Falklands War]], Havers was part of Thatcher's War Cabinet, to which he provided advice on international law and rules of engagement.<ref>Campbell, John (2008). [https://books.google.com.br/books?id=RfHYhcFWbm4C&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&dq=Michael+Havers+Thatcher%27s+War+Cabinet&source=bl&ots=lb1JpelqIm&sig=Xgx23dXOgNi3PXwgueBMq09vXbE&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjh6Nuv3MLbAhWClJAKHWrfCX0Q6AEIcDAP#v=onepage&q=Michael%20Havers%20Thatcher's%20War%20Cabinet&f=false «Salvation on the South Atlantic».] Margaret Thatcher - Volume Two: The Iron Lady (em inglês)</ref>
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==IRA bombing attempt==
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The house at Gothic Lodge, Woodhayes Road, [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], where Sir Michael and Lady Havers had an apartment, was bombed by the [[Provisional IRA]] on 13 November 1981; Havers and his family were in Spain at the time of the attack.<ref name=TimesObit>"Obituary: Lord Havers." The Times, London, 3 April 1992, p. 19.</ref>"Attorney General latest target" Times [London] 14 November 1981: The Times Digital Archive, 12 November 2014</ref> A police constable standing guard outside the house was taken to hospital suffering from shock.<ref name=TimesNov81>"Attorney General latest target" Times [London] 14 November 1981: The Times Digital Archive, 12 November 2014</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:11, 18 April 2024

Person.png Michael Havers   Powerbase SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Lord Havers 1987.jpg
Born10 March 1923
Died1 April 1992 (Age 69)
Alma materWestminster School, Corpus Christi College (Cambridge)
ParentsCecil Havers
Children • Philip Havers
• Nigel Havers
SiblingsBaroness Butler-Sloss
SpouseCarol Elizabeth Lay
Member ofNobody's Friends
PartyConservative
Attorney General for England and Wales who protected UK/VIPaedophile Peter Hayman, while stitching up the Guildford Four.

Employment.png Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

In office
13 June 1987 - 26 October 1987
Appointed byMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byQuintin Hogg

Employment.png Attorney General for England and Wales Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
6 May 1979 - 13 June 1987
Appointed byMargaret Thatcher
Succeeded byPatrick Mayhew

Employment.png Attorney General for Northern Ireland Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
6 May 1979 - 13 June 1987
Appointed byMargaret Thatcher
Succeeded byPatrick Mayhew

Employment.png Shadow Attorney General Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
18 February 1975 - 4 May 1979

Employment.png Solicitor General for England and Wales Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
5 November 1972 - 4 March 1974
Preceded byGeoffrey Howe

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Wimbledon

In office
18 June 1970 - 11 June 1987

Employment.png Lord Chancellor Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
13 June 1987 - 26 October 1987
Preceded byQuintin Hogg

Robert Michael Oldfield Havers, Baron Havers was a British barrister and Conservative politician. Hayman belonged to the private dining club Nobody's Friends, where many members have either been part of UK/VIPaedophile, or spent considerable effort covering up for fellow establishment child abusers.

Legal decisions

Decision not to prosecute Peter Hayman

In April 1981 as UK Attorney General, Sir Michael Havers stated in parliament that while Peter Hayman was a member of the Paedophile Information Exchange, he was never a member of the executive committee, so was not prosecuted as others were for publishing contact advertisements.[1][2]

Role in the Guildford Four and Maguire Family miscarriages of justice

Havers represented the Crown in two of the most notable miscarriages of justice in British judicial history:[3] the trial and appeal of the Guildford Four and also of the Maguire family (known as the Maguire Seven), all of whom were wrongfully convicted. Collectively, they served a total of 113 years in prison and one of the Maguire Seven, Giuseppe Conlon, died in prison, convicted on the basis of discredited forensic evidence.[4]

In the case of the Guildford Four, the Director of Public Prosecutions was found to have suppressed alibi evidence that supported Gerry Conlon and Paul Hill’s claims of innocence.[5] The Director of Public Prosecutions, for which Havers was acting, was also found to have suppressed confessions by Provisional IRA bombers, known as the Balcombe Street Gang that they had carried out the Guildford and Woolwich bombings.

In his submission to Sir John May's Inquiry into the Guildford and Woolwich bombings in 1989 Labour MP Chris Mullin cast doubt on Havers’s integrity in the matter:[6]

Sir Michael Havers represented the Crown at the trials of the Guildford Four, Mrs. Maguire and her family and at the re-trial/appeal of the Guildford Four. He is, therefore, probably the person who can lay claim to the most detailed knowledge of this affair. I respectfully submit that any inquiry that passed without the benefit of his experience would be deficient....
The only hope of sustaining the original convictions was to rewrite the script from top to bottom. This Sir Michael and his colleagues proceeded to do with ingenuity and relish.

Maurice Oldfield information

Havers was a regular source for the journalist Chapman Pincher:

Among many leaks to me, perhaps the most extraordinary was his detailed confirmation — while we were shooting pheasants in 1986 — of the Official Secrets scandal surrounding Sir Maurice Oldfield, the former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6.[7]

Falklands war

During the Falklands War, Havers was part of Thatcher's War Cabinet, to which he provided advice on international law and rules of engagement.[8]

IRA bombing attempt

The house at Gothic Lodge, Woodhayes Road, Wimbledon, where Sir Michael and Lady Havers had an apartment, was bombed by the Provisional IRA on 13 November 1981; Havers and his family were in Spain at the time of the attack.[9]"Attorney General latest target" Times [London] 14 November 1981: The Times Digital Archive, 12 November 2014</ref> A police constable standing guard outside the house was taken to hospital suffering from shock.[10]


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References

  1. ↑ https://spotlightonabuse.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/times070481.jpg
  2. ↑ https://spotlightonabuse.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/g070481.jpg
  3. ↑ Guardian: After 16 years of waiting, an apology at last for the Guildford Four
  4. ↑ New Scientist: Faulty forensic testing convicted Maguire Seven
  5. ↑ New York Times Letter: Sins of the Guildford Four Prosecution
  6. ↑ Evidence to Sir John May's Inquiry into the Guildford and Woolwich bombings - 1989
  7. ↑ Chapman Pincher, LEAKERS I HAVE KNOWN, Spectator, 11 September 1998.
  8. ↑ Campbell, John (2008). «Salvation on the South Atlantic». Margaret Thatcher - Volume Two: The Iron Lady (em inglês)
  9. ↑ "Obituary: Lord Havers." The Times, London, 3 April 1992, p. 19.
  10. ↑ "Attorney General latest target" Times [London] 14 November 1981: The Times Digital Archive, 12 November 2014
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