FOCUS: A RAKE'S PROGRESS He was rich, charming, intelligent but with a...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  June 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ...THE Right Honourable Jonathan Aitken is a liar. Incontrovertible proof of that...surprise, shock and puzzlement. How could Aitken, a man of impeccable pedigree and education...his behalf? The full explanation of why Aitken chose to perjure himself, and tried to...

Aitken's daughter arrested over libel collapse

The Scotsman;  March 17, 1998 ;     541 words ......disgraced former Tory minister Jonathan Aitken was yesterday arrested on suspicion of...conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Mr Aitken is expected to offer himself for arrest...pervert the course of justice. Victoria Aitken, 17, voluntarily attended a police station...

Aitken and wife split as libel trial is halted

The Independent - London;  June 20, 1997 ;     447 words ......former Tory Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken last night announced that he was separating...Guardian and Granada over a settlement, Mr Aitken and his wife, Lolicia, announced that...ladies' day" at the court. Mr and Mrs Aitken, a Yugoslav-born former economist, married...

Major's support may not be enough for Aitken

The Independent - London;  April 2, 1995 ;     700+ words ......always had a soft spot for Mr Jonathan Aitken. During his trial under the Official Secrets...with Biafra. My sympathies lay with Mr Aitken. He had clearly broken the law during...duly did. The judge filled the role in Mr Aitken's case which the jury was to fill in Mr...

Aitken committed for trial at Old Bailey

The Independent - London;  December 8, 1998 ;     362 words ......conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. However, Mrs Aitken has been neither charged nor arrested and is thought to be living abroad. Neither Mr Aitken nor Mr Ayas spoke during the 11-minute hearing at...for 18 January next year. The charges against Mr Aitken and Mr Ayas, both 56, followed the ...

Why Aitken was in Paris

Evening Standard - London;  March 5, 1999 ;     692 words ...THE friends of Mr Jonathan Aitken argue passionately that, when already a ruined...was announced that Crown proceedings against Aitken's associate Said Ayas have had to be dropped because Mr Aitken has accepted responsibility for drafting Mr...

WA: Witness statements polished to conform to evidence: Shervill

AAP General News (Australia);  September 5, 2007 ;     384 words ......Australia) 09-05-2007 WA: Witness statements polished to conform to evidence...Shervill PERTH, Sept 5 AAP - Witness statements in the murder investigation...is that I do not engineer witness statements to suit my needs," Mr Shervill...

Aitken lies slain by his own sword of truth

The Scotsman;  January 20, 1999 ;     700+ words ...SO JONATHAN Aitken lies slain by the sword of truth which...extent of the former minister's deceit. Yet Aitken could so easily have avoided such a public...remained largely on course. Tragically for Aitken, his political ambition was to be his...

Aitken takes to taste of porridge

The Scotsman;  June 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ......disgraced former cabinet minister, Jonathan Aitken, says he is enjoying his new life in prison...written from Belmarsh Prison, south London, Aitken said he had acquired a fan club among...tones redolent of a colonial governor, Aitken said he is known to Afro-Caribbean prisoners...

Aitken turns to the Bible as he begins jail term

The Scotsman;  June 10, 1999 ;     700+ words ...JONATHAN Aitken, jailed for 18 months for perjury and...his mouth. "I am a man of unclean lips," Aitken told his audience. Anticipating his future...contrition without courage." The pain of Aitken's penitence began in austere style at...

18 months jail over libel case perjury completes Aitken's fall

The Scotsman;  June 9, 1999 ;     700+ words ...JONATHAN Aitken, the former Cabinet minister who admitted...rapists to begin an 18-month jail term. Aitken, 56, was sentenced at the Old Bailey in...The judge, Mr Justice Scott Baker, told Aitken: "For nearly four years you wove a web...

Aitken to stand trial on perjury charges

The Scotsman;  December 8, 1998 ;     478 words ......former Tory Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is to stand trial at the Old Bailey on...of a high-profile libel case last year. Aitken is believed to be the first former member...men, and that the trial should go ahead. Aitken and Ayas were ordered to appear for a...

Aitken pays for stay at Ritz.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  June 9, 1999 ;     700+ words ......former Tory Cabinet Minister Jonathan Aitken was behind bars with some of Britain's...and, ultimately, his liberty. Yesterday Aitken was publicly branded a liar, with his...familiar with the salons of Belgravia, Aitken last night found himself in a cell in...

'Idiot' Aitken rejected libel deal life-line

The Independent - London;  June 22, 1997 ;     514 words ...Jonathan Aitken the former Cabinet minister spectacularly...Lord Saatchi acting as a friend of Mr Aitken's, would have ended his libel action against...guilt, or any court case taking place. Mr Aitken, who yesterday had disappeared from public...

Aitken's friends focus their fire on forged letter

The Independent - London;  October 31, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Allies of the Treasury minister Jonathan Aitken yesterday tried to counter further damaging...yesterday was that for more than 10 years Mr Aitken failed to declare a directorship and 34...shareholding in Fadace Ltd. Friends of Mr Aitken told the Independent he had not registered...