- Wilkes/Gleditsch trial
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The Wilkes/Gleditsch trial (Norwegian: Wilkes/Gleditsch-saken[1]) in 1982 in Norway, involved two "researchers' (of Peace and conflict studies) publication of a research report on electronic listening stations, based on information from open sources. Putting the information together into a complete picture was judged to reveal a secret according to the "puslespill doctrine», cf the website of Norway's Cabinet in 2011.[2]
Electronic listening posts[3] in North-Norway, and their significance was the secret that was revealed.[4] (The Wilkes/Gleditsch case has been mistaken/confused[5][6] with the "Loran C affair", that concerned the publication of the existence of a radiowave-transmitter used for navigation.[7])
Owen Wilkes and Nils Petter Gleditsch were convicted of breaching a Norwegian criminal code, pertaining to national security — paragraphs 90 and 91 of Straffeloven. They received a suspended prison sentence, in addition to being fined and charged with court costs.
Names
The trial has various other names in Norwegian, including "Gleditsch-saken", "Gleditsch/Wilkes-saken", and "kaninsaken" (the rabbit trial).
External links
- "Obituary: Owen Wilkes" at website nzHerald.co.nz
References
- ^ http://www.regjeringen.no/mobil/nb/dep/jd/dok/nouer/1999/nou-1999-27/7/3.html?id=355155 : (From Website of Norway's Cabinet) "Det er anerkjent at hensynet til ytringsfriheten kan gjøre overtredelse av § 90 rettmessig, jf. Høyesteretts drøftelse av dette i listesaken, Sjue-saken og Wilkes/Gleditsch-saken." — From NOU 1999: 27, "6.3.2.3.1 Den ytre sikkerhet".
- ^ From website belonging to Department of Justice and Police : Straffelovkommisjonens delutredning VIII (NOU 2003:18 Rikets sikkerhet)
- ^ Straffelovkommisjonens delutredning VIII (NOU 2003:18 Rikets sikkerhet)
- ^ page 183 by Inger Marie Sunde http://www.jus.uio.no/ifp/om/organisasjon/seri/forskningsomrader/publikasjoner/yulex/Yulex_2007.pdf
- ^ side 183 av Inger Marie Sunde i år 2007 http://www.jus.uio.no/ifp/om/organisasjon/seri/forskningsomrader/publikasjoner/yulex/Yulex_2007.pdf
- ^ Bokanmeldelse i 2009 av Aage Borchgrevink http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/litteratur/article3175421.ece
- ^ http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/litteratur/article3175421.ece
Categories:- Trials in Norway
- 1982 in Norway
- Norwegian law
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