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| MoD reviews sale of media stories | MoD reviews sale of media stories |
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| The Ministry of Defence is to review rules allowing personnel to sell stories to the media following the row over the Navy crew held by Iran. | The Ministry of Defence is to review rules allowing personnel to sell stories to the media following the row over the Navy crew held by Iran. |
| Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Adrian Johns said a review is under way across the armed forces, because the current regulations are outdated. | Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Adrian Johns said a review is under way across the armed forces, because the current regulations are outdated. |
| It comes after two of the 15-strong Navy crew held in Iran sold stories. | It comes after two of the 15-strong Navy crew held in Iran sold stories. |
| Leading Seaman Faye Turney sold her story to ITV1's Trevor Macdonald and the Sun newspaper. | Leading Seaman Faye Turney sold her story to ITV1's Trevor Macdonald and the Sun newspaper. |
| Some of the reported six-figure sum for the interview with Leading Seaman Turney will go to navy families. | Some of the reported six-figure sum for the interview with Leading Seaman Turney will go to navy families. |
| Relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq last week have criticised the decision to allow the crew to sell their stories. | Relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq last week have criticised the decision to allow the crew to sell their stories. |
| The mother of Eleanor Dlugosz - the 19-year-old army medic from Hampshire killed - did not criticise the crew, but said her daughter "wouldn't have wanted any monetary gain for herself" for serving in Iraq, "only perhaps donations to Royal British Legion". | The mother of Eleanor Dlugosz - the 19-year-old army medic from Hampshire killed - did not criticise the crew, but said her daughter "wouldn't have wanted any monetary gain for herself" for serving in Iraq, "only perhaps donations to Royal British Legion". |
| I want everyone out there to know my story from my side, see what I went through Leading Seaman Faye Turney Captive 'felt like a traitor' Stories sale criticism grows | I want everyone out there to know my story from my side, see what I went through Leading Seaman Faye Turney Captive 'felt like a traitor' Stories sale criticism grows |
| Vice Adm Johns told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "The Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence has now asked for a review of these regulations because, quite frankly, they were probably written at a time when a fee meant a fairly modest fee for giving some information to a journalist or newspaper. | Vice Adm Johns told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "The Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence has now asked for a review of these regulations because, quite frankly, they were probably written at a time when a fee meant a fairly modest fee for giving some information to a journalist or newspaper. |
| "He wants to take the review right across to make sure the rules and regulations are consistent across the three services and to make sure they are updated for the media environment we find ourselves in today." | "He wants to take the review right across to make sure the rules and regulations are consistent across the three services and to make sure they are updated for the media environment we find ourselves in today." |
| Vice Adm Johns also defended the move to allow the sale of the stories. | Vice Adm Johns also defended the move to allow the sale of the stories. |
| He said: "We thought it was very important indeed to let these people tell the story in their own words and through the media. | He said: "We thought it was very important indeed to let these people tell the story in their own words and through the media. |
| "And, far more important, we do this early and now while they have full advice from our own media facilitators." | "And, far more important, we do this early and now while they have full advice from our own media facilitators." |
| 'Unsavoury' sale | 'Unsavoury' sale |
| Lord Heseltine, the former deputy prime minister and defence secretary, has called for an inquiry into the decision to allow the sale of stories. | Lord Heseltine, the former deputy prime minister and defence secretary, has called for an inquiry into the decision to allow the sale of stories. |
| The crew returned to the UK on Thursday after 13 days in captivity | The crew returned to the UK on Thursday after 13 days in captivity |
| Both of the officers among the captives have said they do not plan to profit from the story. | Both of the officers among the captives have said they do not plan to profit from the story. |
| Lieutenant Felix Carman, who was among those held, has said he finds it "unsavoury" that his fellow captives are being paid to tell their story. | Lieutenant Felix Carman, who was among those held, has said he finds it "unsavoury" that his fellow captives are being paid to tell their story. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY The tragedy is that the relatives of those servicemen/women who have died seem to generate much less interest from the media Fred, Macclesfield Send us your comments | |
| He later told Sky News that it was a "shame" that the release of the sailors had coincided with the deaths of four UK service personnel in Iraq. | He later told Sky News that it was a "shame" that the release of the sailors had coincided with the deaths of four UK service personnel in Iraq. |
| But, of Leading Seaman Turney, he said: "She has taken the money, she is safeguarding her daughter's future. I would like to see what the critics would do in a similar position." | But, of Leading Seaman Turney, he said: "She has taken the money, she is safeguarding her daughter's future. I would like to see what the critics would do in a similar position." |
| The Sun newspaper has defended its decision to pay Leading Seaman Turney. | The Sun newspaper has defended its decision to pay Leading Seaman Turney. |
| 'Free country' | 'Free country' |
| The paper's defence editor, Tom Newton-Dunn, who refused to reveal how much she was being paid, said: "She has a right to do this. | The paper's defence editor, Tom Newton-Dunn, who refused to reveal how much she was being paid, said: "She has a right to do this. |
| We are a free country. Faye has been through the most extraordinary ordeal, which is clearly graphically illustrated." | We are a free country. Faye has been through the most extraordinary ordeal, which is clearly graphically illustrated." |
| In the Trevor Macdonald programme, to be broadcast at 2000 BST on Monday, she defends her decision to sell her story and says a percentage of the money will help the crew and families of HMS Cornwall. | In the Trevor Macdonald programme, to be broadcast at 2000 BST on Monday, she defends her decision to sell her story and says a percentage of the money will help the crew and families of HMS Cornwall. |
| "I was offered a hell of a lot of money for my story. I've not taken the biggest offer, I've gone down...because I wanted to speak to yourself and the Sun because I knew my point would be put across. | "I was offered a hell of a lot of money for my story. I've not taken the biggest offer, I've gone down...because I wanted to speak to yourself and the Sun because I knew my point would be put across. |
| "I want everyone out there to know my story from my side, see what I went through," she told the programme. | "I want everyone out there to know my story from my side, see what I went through," she told the programme. |
| Two-week ordeal | Two-week ordeal |
| She also said that there were times during her two-week ordeal when she cried herself to sleep. | She also said that there were times during her two-week ordeal when she cried herself to sleep. |
| Meanwhile Arthur Batchelor, 20, the youngest of the British sailors to be held captive, told the Daily Mirror about his "nightmare" at the hands of his captors and how he "cried like a baby" in his cell. | Meanwhile Arthur Batchelor, 20, the youngest of the British sailors to be held captive, told the Daily Mirror about his "nightmare" at the hands of his captors and how he "cried like a baby" in his cell. |
| He told the newspaper: "A guard kept flicking my neck with his index finger and thumb. I thought the worst, we've all seen the videos. I was frozen in terror and just stared into the darkness of my blindfold." | He told the newspaper: "A guard kept flicking my neck with his index finger and thumb. I thought the worst, we've all seen the videos. I was frozen in terror and just stared into the darkness of my blindfold." |