Four BBC staff arrested in paramilitary investigation
Published Date:
17 March 2008
By Colm Kelpie
FOUR BBC journalists were among 11 men arrested yesterday by Irish police investigating paramilitary activity.
All were being questioned last night at garda stations in Co Donegal in the north-west of Ireland under Section 30 of the Republic's Offences Against the State Act.
The BBC said the journalists were working on a BBC Northern Ireland current affairs investigation and had full editorial authority under the BBC's guidelines.
"The other parties present were fully aware that they were with BBC journalists," a BBC spokesman said.
The men are being held at the Burnfoot, Letterkenny and Milford garda stations.
A garda spokeswoman said: "The arrests relate to ongoing investigations into paramilitary activity."
The full article contains 118 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
-
Last Updated:
16 March 2008 9:14 PM
-
Source:
The Scotsman
-
Location:
Edinburgh
-
Related Topics:
The BBC
