Asked by: Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Independent Ulster Unionist - Life peer)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the allegations made regarding expert witnesses in the BBC Panorama programme Justice for Sale, broadcast on 9 June, they intend to review independently the evidence given by Michael Ansell in the Asil Nadir trial.
Answered by Lord Wallace of Tankerness
No. Michael Ansell was instructed by the defence in the trial of Asil Nadir and if the defence have concerns about the evidence given by one of their witnesses it is a matter for them to take forward.