David Shayler
Journalist, Person or entity appearing in film
1965 –
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Who is David Shayler?
David Shayler is a British journalist and former MI5 officer. Shayler earned notoriety after being prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act 1989 for his passing secret documents to the Mail on Sunday in August 1997 that alleged that MI5 was paranoid about socialists, and that it had previously investigated Labour Party ministers Peter Mandelson, Jack Straw and Harriet Harman.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1965
Middlesbrough - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- John Hampden Grammar School
- University of Dundee
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on July 23, 2013
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