Calls for review after Broadwater Farm appeals

Title

Calls for review after Broadwater Farm appeals

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Mark Phillips reports on calls for a review into both the British judicial system and the role of the police within it, following the appeal and freeing on bail of Mark Braithwaite and Engin Raghip who were serving life sentences for murdering PC Keith Blakelock during the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham, North London. Includes reaction from Bernie Grant, Tottenham MP; Jeremy Corbyn MP; Dolly Kiffin, Broadwater Farm community leader; Gareth William, Bar Council; Mike Bennett, Police Federation. Broadcast on LBC Newstalk FM Breakfast show.

Contributors

Bernie Grant; Mike Bennett; Jeremy Corbyn; Mark Phillips; Dolly Kiffin; LBC Newstalk; Gareth William

Keywords

London; Legal procedure; Homicide; Riots; Trials; Policemen; Criminal justice system; Appeals; Keith Blakelock; Broadwater Farm; Tottenham; Courts of Appeal; Mark Braithwaite; Engin Raghip; Policing practive

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