No pardon for Derek Bentley

Title

No pardon for Derek Bentley

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

2 Oct 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:00:29

Description

Home Secretary, Kenneth Clarke rejects calls for a posthumous pardon for Derek Bentley, saying that the jury had evidence to support the conviction. Bentley was hanged forty years ago for murdering a police officer.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke

Keywords

Government; Crime; Death penalty; Homicide; Trials; Criminal justice system; Pardons (procedures); Derek Bentley

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