The group, including well-known figures, want legal changes to protect those wrongly accused of sex crimes.
Sir Cliff Richard has joined other public figures calling for the law to protect the anonymity of people suspected of sexual offences until they are actually charged with a crime.
The investigation - launched after police received what turned out to be false allegations of sexual assault - was subsequently dropped and police never arrested or questioned Sir Cliff., was launched by two other personalities who had been falsely accused of sexual offences and named in the media - the presenter Paul Gambaccini and former MP Harvey Proctor.Sir Cliff has now announced he is joining them.
"Had this proposed change in the law been enacted when the police decided to raid my apartment following the allegations of a fantasist, the BBC would not have been able to film this event, name me, and so plunge my life and those close to me into fear and misery."
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