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| − | The '''ABC Trial''' was a trial of charges under sections 1 and 2 of the [[Official Secrets Act 1911]] trial in United Kingdom. It took place in 1978 and is named after the three defendants: [[Crispin Aubrey]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Duncan Campbell |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/30/crispin-aubrey |title=Crispin Aubrey obituary | Environment | guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= 30 September 2012|accessdate=2012-10-02 |location=London}}</ref> [[John Berry]] and [[Duncan Campbell]]. Aubrey was a journalist for ''Time Out'' magazine, John Berry was a former corporal in signals intelligence (SIGINT), and Duncan Campbell was an investigative journalist. | + | {{event |
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| + | The '''ABC Trial''' was a trial of charges under sections 1 and 2 of the [[Official Secrets Act 1911]] trial in United Kingdom. It took place in 1978 and is named after the three defendants: [[Crispin Aubrey]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Duncan Campbell |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/30/crispin-aubrey |title=Crispin Aubrey obituary | Environment | guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= 30 September 2012|accessdate=2012-10-02 |location=London}}</ref> [[John Berry]] and [[Duncan Campbell]]. Aubrey was a journalist for ''[[Time Out]]'' magazine, John Berry was a former corporal in signals intelligence (SIGINT), and Duncan Campbell was an investigative journalist. | ||
| − | One of the prosecution witnesses | + | One of the prosecution witnesses, an anonymous SIGINT officer referred to as ''Colonel B'' was in fact [[Hugh Johnstone]]. |
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Revision as of 11:36, 4 August 2015
| Date | 5 September 1978 - 17 November 1978 |
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| Type | trial |
The ABC Trial was a trial of charges under sections 1 and 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 trial in United Kingdom. It took place in 1978 and is named after the three defendants: Crispin Aubrey,[1] John Berry and Duncan Campbell. Aubrey was a journalist for Time Out magazine, John Berry was a former corporal in signals intelligence (SIGINT), and Duncan Campbell was an investigative journalist.
One of the prosecution witnesses, an anonymous SIGINT officer referred to as Colonel B was in fact Hugh Johnstone.
Timeline
- 18 February 1977: Aubrey and Campbell (the two journalists) interviewed Berry
- 20 February 1977: All three men were arrested and charged under section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (Berry was charged with "communicating classified information to unauthorised persons", and Campbell and Aubrey with "unauthorised receipt of classified information")
- 24 May 1977: Further charges were added under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act
- 9 August 1977: Additional charge under section 1 against Duncan Campbell, for collecting information
- November 1977: Committal hearing at Tottenham Magistrates Court. First appearance of Colonel B as a prosecution witness.
- 5 September 1978: Trial opens at the Old Bailey in front of Mr Justice Willis
- 18 September 1978: Trial stopped after jury foreman exposed as a former SAS officer
- 3 October 1978: Second trial opens in front of Mr Justice Mars-Jones
- 24 October 1978: All section 1 charges dropped
- 17 November 1978: Aubrey, Berry and Campbell receive non-custodial sentences
References
- Campbell, Duncan (1979). Official Secrecy and British Libertarianism
- Aubrey, Crispin (1981). Who's Watching You? Britain's Security Services & the Official Secrets Act (1st ed.). Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-022283-9.
- Robertson, Geoffrey (1999). The Justice Game, Vintage Books. ISBN 0-09-958191-4
External links
- The ABC Trial via archive.org
- Ferrets or Skunks - Chapter Five from Robertson (1999)
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