August 1970 - Strange Case Of Kidnapped Diplomat

August 1970 - Strange Case Of Kidnapped Diplomat. By faking his own kidnapping - an event which caused worldwide concern because it was the first reported kidnapping of a foreign diplomat in Africa - 49-year-old British diplomat Brian Lea hope to draw attention to the plight of thousands of Asians in East Africa. This verdict, pronounced to the world after a six-week long inquiry by Mr Justice Russell, answered the main speculation aroused by the Lea affair in Uganda, and in many other countries. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)

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