Reginald Dunk
Years in prison:
0. However, he was fined a total of £17,500 (£2,500 on count 1 and £10,000 on count 2. Also ordered to pay 5,000 towards the prosecution costs)
Year of crime:
1983
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: White
- Gender: M
- Years in prison: 0. However, he was fined a total of £17,500 (£2,500 on count 1 and £10,000 on count 2. Also ordered to pay 5,000 towards the prosecution costs)
- Offence convicted of: Customs Violation
- Year of crime: 1983
- Year of initial conviction: 1985
- Year conviction was overturned: 1994
- Age when imprisoned: Unknown
- CCRC Referral: N
- Post Office Case: N
- Tried with others: Y
- Link to full case: Not available
- Compensation: Yes
- Link to compensation: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/556461.stm
- Crown argued case at CofA: Yes
- Retrial: No
- Previous appeals: Unknown