‘Twitter joke’ case only went ahead at insistence of DPP – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2012 in airports, appeals, Crown Prosecution Service, freedom of expression, internet, news, public interest, threatening to destroy or damage property by sally

“The director of public prosecutions (DPP) stopped his staff dropping the case against Paul Chambers, author of the ‘Twitter joke’ about blowing up Robin Hood airport in South Yorkshire, it has been claimed.”

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The Guardian, 29th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk