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Annie Maguire on unsafe convictions of Maguire Seven

Title
Annie Maguire on unsafe convictions of Maguire Seven
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
14 Jun 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:02:02
Description
Report on the wrongful imprisonment of the Maguire Seven, who were convicted of IRA bomb-making. The Director of Public Prosecutions has announced that their convictions can no longer be considered safe. Annie Maguire, the mother of the family, reacts to the decision. Philip Cottrell reports.
Contributors
Annie Maguire; Philip Cottrell
Keywords
Legal procedure; Government; Terrorism; IRA; Imprisonment; Sentencing; Appeals; Verdicts; Miscarriages of justice; Maguire Seven

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