asked the Minister for Justice in respect of the two persons charged under the Official Secrets Acts, 1911 and 1920 (a) the date on which these persons were brought to trial; (b) whether they were acquitted by the jury on the direction of the judge or whether the judge withdrew the charges from the jury; and (c) if the judge made any recommendation that the persons charged should be restored to the occupations and rank from which they had been suspended pending trial, and that they should be recouped any salary losses sustained by them by reason of the prosecution; and if such recommendations of the judge were made effective.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Charges Under Official Secrets Acts.
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The trial in question began in the Central Criminal Court on 27th March, 1933. The charges were not withdrawn from the jury nor was there any direction by the Judge that there should be an acquittal. There is no record that the Judge made any recommendation on the lines suggested in the Question.