John-Paul Grecian

Year of crime:
1988
Year conviction was overturned:
1995

John-Paul Grecian was wrongly implicated in the “arms-to-Iraq” affair. His conviction was quashed after the Scott inquiry discovered the government had prior knowledge of the illegal trade and it had been suppressed (Grecian told British intelligence about Sadam Hussains “supergun” project several months before the then government had admitted).

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  • Offence: Other
  • Jurisdiction: England & Wales
  • County: Unknown 
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: M
  • Offence convicted of: Breaching trade embargos
  • Year of crime: 1988
  • Year of initial conviction: 1992
  • Year conviction was overturned: 1995
  • Age when imprisoned: Unknown
  • CCRC Referral: N
  • Tried with others: Y
  • Link to full case: Not available
  • Compensation: Yes
  • Link to compensation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/20/businessmen-arms-to-iraq-payouts?CMP=twt_fd
  • Crown argued case at CofA: Unknown
  • Retrial: Unknown
  • Previous appeals: Unknown