Cross-party group cites legal threats used to hide Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed Excessive legal threats used to silence those who tried to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed should be outlawed, a cross-party group of MPs have said.MPs raised a series of cases, documented by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, where media outlets and whistleblowers have been prevented from publishing material that they believed was in the public interest. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/21/slapps-used-to-silence-whistleblowers-should-be-outlawed-says-group-of-mps
Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
Publish date : 2024-11-21 20:38:42
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Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs
