BBC Ordered To Pay Irish Republican Politician Gerry Adams $113,000 After Losing Libel Case
The BBC has been ordered to pay €100,000 ($113,000) in damages to ex-Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams in a libel case about the murder of an Irish MI5 informant. Responding, the BBC said today’s decision could “hinder freedom of expression.” In a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight documentary that aired in 2016 plus an online article, […]
