And Johansen is an advocate of the open-source philosophy of sharing software code for free.

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In her 2011 Report to Congress issued earlier this year, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson presented a separate argument for overhauling the Code.

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Mr Martin has written to former lord advocate Dame Elish Angiolini, an independent adviser on the Scottish ministerial code, to investigate his complaints.

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