Lawyers for Martin sought a court order to force the director of public prosecutions (DPP) to clarify whether health professionals willing to assist him to kill himself via Dignitas would be "more likely than not" to face prosecution in England, and further assurances that professionals would not risk disciplinary proceedings.
It may have been his communications with Khan, but the prosecution refused to clarify this point during Mohamud's trial.
In a reply, the Prosecution sought to clarify that its request for access to governmental archives was not a demand for general access but rather a request "to survey archives in order to establish what documents, if any, may be pertinent to Tribunal proceedings" (see Prosecutor v. Milošević 27 February 2003, para. 3, note 8; 14 February 2003; 19 February 2003).
While the law is clear that assisting someone to die is illegal, last year the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, produced guidelines to clarify when an individual might not face prosecution.
The director of public prosecutions is to issue urgent guidance to clarify the law on assisted suicide after Debbie Purdy, who has multiple sclerosis, won a historic judgment from the House of Lords.
In February 2010, the Director of Public Prosecutions issued new guidelines to clarify who could face prosecution for assisting in another person's suicide.
The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has drawn up new guidance following a law lords ruling to clarify when individuals are more likely to be prosecuted or not prosecuted.
This article was amended on 3 January 2017 to clarify that Geoffrey Nice led the prosecution of Slobodan Milošević at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Clarification: Language in this story has been amended to clarify the constitutional protections against multiple prosecutions for the same offense.
Martin is seeking to clarify whether medical staff would be exempt from prosecution if they helped him commit suicide.
