Alexander Schlesinger
Year of crime:
Unknown
Year conviction was overturned:
1994
Alexander Schlesinger and Reginald Dunk were convicted of customs violations (attempting to export arms with intent to evade the prohibition imposed by the 1981 Export of Goods (Control) Order). The conviction was quashed when new evidence showed government personnel had pressured embassies to deprive the defendants of their witnesses by claiming diplomatic immunity.
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- Jurisdiction: England & Wales
- County: Unknown
- Ethnicity: Unknown
- Gender: M
- Offence convicted of: Customs Violation
- Year of crime: Unknown
- Year of initial conviction: 1985
- Year conviction was overturned: 1994
- Age when imprisoned: Unknown
- CCRC Referral: N
- Tried with others: Y
- Link to full case: Not available
- Compensation: Unknown
- Crown argued case at CofA: Yes
- Retrial: Unknown
- Previous appeals: Unknown