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Tristan Kirk

Magistrate ‘dispensed justice from Portugal home’, says whistleblowing official

Court official Chris John says he was ultimately sacked in a campaign of ‘retaliation due to my whistleblowing’ (Joe Sene/PA) - (PA Wire)

A court official who says he was sacked for whistleblowing about a magistrate dishing out justice from Portugal is suing the Ministry of Justice for unfair dismissal.

Chris John said he was “shocked” to find magistrate Phil Taylor dialling in from his home near to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon to decide on criminal cases at Reading Magistrates’ Court.

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