Non state core participants were shocked and disgusted by Sir Mitting's treatment of Rajiv Menon QC today.
Menon asked the Chair for permission to ask a few questions of the former spycop who was giving evidence today...
Menon asked the Chair for permission to ask a few questions of the former spycop who was giving evidence today...
Using the cover name 'John Graham', he had infiltrated the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign in 1968.
Today was the only opportunity for non state core particpants (via their lawyer) to ask him questions about his time with the #SpyCops
Today was the only opportunity for non state core particpants (via their lawyer) to ask him questions about his time with the #SpyCops
However, when Menon tried to raise some of these issues, Mitting interrupted him, very rudely, and told him that only one of his questions could be asked . When Menon asked for clarification, he was interrupted again by a visibly bad-tempered Chair.
Mitting threatened the barrister wuth muting if he attempted to ask the other 5 questions.
"You will be silenced!" he spoke sharply and raised his voice.
"You will be silenced!" he spoke sharply and raised his voice.
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