Cover-ups, lies and censorship

20 February, 6.30pm at NUJ, 308/312 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1

Speakers: Steve Bell (Cartoonist) Martin Bright (Journalist), Jeremy Corbyn MP, Katharine Gun, Mark Stephens (solicitor representing Al-jazeera).

Chair: Tim Gopsill (Joint chair CPBF).

The forthcoming trial of two men charged under the Official Secrets Act and the publication of cartoons deemed offensive to Muslims will be the discussed at an open meeting ‘Cover-ups, lies and censorship' organised by the CPBF and NUJ on 20 February.

Brief background to OSA trial

On 25 April two men will appear in court charged under the Official Secrets Act. David Keogh is accused of passing a document to Leo O'Connor, who used to work for the former Labour Northampton South MP Anthony Clarke, in 2004.

Mr O'Connor is charged under Section 5 of the act with receiving a document without lawful authority.

The trial follows the report by the Daily Mirror on 22 November 2005,of a memo of a meeting between Blair and Bush in 2004. The Mirror claimed that Bush proposed bombing Al-jazerra. The prosecution wants the trial held in secret and has made application to foreign secretary, Jack Straw.