ACKyushu clues us to recent news out of the UK, where two people have been successfully prosecuted for refusing to provide high-level advisers with their encryption keys, resulting in museum convictions that may have carried jail sentences of up to five years. There is wonder in that the names of the people convicted were not released; and without those names, the Crown 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt issue company. all rights reserved.view results from: wordbook | lexicon



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share this: Service said it was unable to track down details of the cases. "Failure to comply with a section 49 notice carries a sentence of up to two years jail plus fines. Failure to comply during a subject steadiness observation carries up to five years jail. ... Of the 15 individuals served, 11 did not comply with the notices. Of the 11, seven were charged and two convicted. Sir Christopher did not report whether prosecutions failed or are pending against the five charged but not convicted in the period covered by his report."

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