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Whistleblowers - why do they do it?

Last week Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange  was arrested in Ecuador's embassy  in London  w...

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18.55 29 Apr 2019


Whistleblowers - why do they do it?


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18.55 29 Apr 2019


Last week Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange  was arrested in Ecuador's embassy  in London  where he had been in refuge since 2012 avoiding extradition to Sweden.

In a week where whistleblowers have proven their worth in relation to the FAI

Questions have been raised over the reasons and motivations  over those who blow the whistle on things they see as being wrong doing.

Annie Machon MI5 whistleblower  joins Ivan to discuss.


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