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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

Weapons expert banned from government event for criticising Tories launches legal action

Leigh Day

A chemical weapons expert has launched legal action against the government after he was banned from speaking at an event for criticising Tory policy.

Dan Kaszeta, an author and associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, had his invitation to speak at last month’s International Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference withdrawn weeks before he was due to appear.

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