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YOUR TELNO 1534: PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE
1. THE DRAFT GUIDELINES SET OUT IN TUR SEEM TO US AN EXCELLENT
PIECE OF WORK, COUCHED IN JUST THE RIGHT TONE TO PROVIDE THE SORT OF
PUBLIC REASSURANCE THEY ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE. WE HAVE NO COMMENT
ON THEM AS AN INSTRUCTION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S STAFF. WE DO
HOWEVER, HAVE ONE OR TWO MINOR PRESENTATIONAL SUGGESTIONS,
BEARING IN MIND THAT THE TEXT WILL CERTAINLY BE CLOSELY
SCRUTINISED BY THE MAINLY HOSTILE MEDIA:
PARA 3, LAST SENTENCE, WE SUGGEST QUOTE MATTERS WHICH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT UNQUOTE (TO SAY QUOTE
WILL BE LOOKING FOR UNQUOTE MIGHT BE DELIBERATELY MISCONSTRUED AS
SUGGESTING THAT THE AG WOULD BE TRYING TO FIND REASONS FOR
PROSECUTING PEOPLE).
PARA 6, SECOND SENTENCE. THE WORDING MIGHT BE MISCONSTRUED TO
REFER TO A PERSON WHO WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THE TIME HE
PUBLISHED THE NEWS IN QUESTION. WE SUGGEST QUOTE IF A PERSON WHO
IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR A SUSPECTED OFFENCE CONTINUES TO
MAINTAIN...UNQUOTE.
PARA 6, LAST SENTENCE. THE WORD QUOTE READILY UNQUOTE SEEMS TO
ADD LITTLE AND MIGHT BE CONFUSING. WE SUGGEST DELETING IT.
PARA 7, LAST SENTENCE. QUOTE THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNQUOTE HERE IS
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