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To clear his name, he's brought
the most extraordinary libel action. Today,
journalist Ian Bailey's libel action against seven Irish
and British newspapers, arising out of their coverage of the case, opened at the circuit court in Cork. His barrister said for almost seven years, Mr. Bailey had been put on trial by a slanted media which had set out to demonise his client. But then, of course, newspapers applied
to get access to the Garda file, and they got that
the most extraordinary libel action. Today,
journalist Ian Bailey's libel action against seven Irish
and British newspapers, arising out of their coverage of the case, opened at the circuit court in Cork. His barrister said for almost seven years, Mr. Bailey had been put on trial by a slanted media which had set out to demonise his client. But then, of course, newspapers applied
to get access to the Garda file, and they got that
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To clear his name,
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he's brought
the most extraordinary libel action.
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Today,
journalist Ian Bailey's libel action
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against seven Irish
and British newspapers,
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arising out of their coverage of the case,
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opened at the circuit court in Cork.
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His barrister said for almost seven years,
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Mr. Bailey had been put on trial
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by a slanted media
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which had set out to demonise his client.
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But then, of course, newspapers applied
to get access to the Garda file,
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and they got that.
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Movie Summary
The documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.
