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Editorial: New law will erode right to silence: From the archive, 21 October 1988

PUBLISHED October 21, 2013
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The abolition of another civil right was signalled yesterday: an end to a defendant's right to silence. Sweeping changes have been proposed by the Northern Ireland Secretary and, in a parallel statement, the Home Secretary announced he would be following suit once his working party reports early next year.

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