Whistle-blowers' group launched

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Wednesday September 15, 2004 11:33 by pat c

Katharine Gun was sacked from her job as translator in June 2003
A former GCHQ translator who leaked details of an alleged plot to bug UN delegates before the Iraq war is urging more whistle-blowers to speak out.
Katharine Gun was sacked for revealing details of a memo, but a charge under the Official Secrets Act was dropped.

She has now started a campaign to encourage people who spot government wrongdoing to voice their concerns.

Her Truth-Telling Coalition, which already has about 15 members, will back whistle-blowers around the world.

'Dirty tricks'

The group is supported by the former US defence analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers about US involvement in Vietnam.

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