Gibraltar’s chief minister threatens UK lawyers with defamation
by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#68TB7)
Lawyers call for apology and withdrawal of threats made during inquiry into alleged government corruption
Two leading London-based human rights lawyers have been threatened with defamation proceedings for making submissions on behalf of their client, in a highly unusual development.
The threat was made by lawyers representing the Gibraltar government and named senior ministers, including the chief minister, Fabian Picardo, at an inquiry exploring alleged corruption at the top of the British overseas territory's administration.
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