32. Mr. VYVYAN ADAMSasked the Attorney - General whether, when an accused person belongs to a specified non-British nationality, it is the practice to allow him to be represented in court by counsel of that nationality?
§ The ATTORNEY - GENERAL (Sir Thomas Inskip)An accused person who is an alien may be represented in Court by Counsel of his own nationality provided that such counsel has been called to the Bar by one of the Inns of Court.
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSIs the Government of such a national in the habit of demanding the acquittal of the accused at the trial?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALIs the hon. Gentleman referring to other Governments?
§ Mr. WILLIAMSNo, our own.
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALCertainly not.