Keogh official secrets trial

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Civil servant David Keogh and parliamentary researcher Leo O'Connor were charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act in the United Kingdom.

They then appeared in Bow Street Magistrates' Court on November 29, 2005 in London. They were remanded on bail, and will return to the court on January 10 for a committal hearing.

The charges against them relate to the alleged leak of a document containing what purports to be a discussion between Tony Blair and George W. Bush at one point. It is alleged that this document shows that Blair had to dissuade Bush from bombing Al Jazeera in Qatar.

See also

• Al Jazeera bombing memo

External links

• “Two charged over leak of Blair-Bush conversation on conflict,” The Independent, 18 November 2005.
• “Legal gag on Bush-Blair war row,” The Guardian, November 23, 2005.
• “Researcher in Blair-Bush memo row 'shocked' at Official Secrets charge,” The Guardian, November 30, 2005.

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