Case against Birmingham Six policemen abandoned

Title

Case against Birmingham Six policemen abandoned

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:08

Description

Patrick Joseph (Paddy Joe) Hill and William (Billy) Power, members of the Birmingham Six, react with disgust following the Old Bailey judge’s decision to abandon the case against 3 former West Midlands detectives after the convictions of the Six were quashed on appeal 18 months ago. The police officers were facing charges of perverting the course of justice but due to the publicity it was thought they would not receive a fair trial. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Billy Power; Paddy Joe Hill

Keywords

Corruption; Policing practice; Police personnel; Legal decisions; Trials; Justice; Publicity; Miscarriages of justice; Birmingham Six; Right to justice

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