"Lilburne was a 23-year old clerk when he was hauled before the secret national security court of his day – the infamous Star Chamber. The judges – politicians, really – peppered him with questions, hoping he would say something that might help them proved that he had helped smuggle dissenting religious tracts into the country. But Lilburne refused to cooperate. I have a right, he insisted, to know what this inquisition is about before I place my soul at risk by swearing before God to tell the truth in response to any and all irrelevant questions you may ask me. David Miranda was placed in a similar situation." MORE:
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:32:00 +0000
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