Guildford Four release

Title

Guildford Four release

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

20 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

Havovi Todd reports on the calls for changes to the British justice system after the decision yesterday the Guildford Four, imprisoned for IRA pub bombings 15 years ago, were wrongfully convicted on false confessions extracted by police. 3 of the 4 have now walked free. Includes speech by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd in the Commons; interviews with Peter Ashman from the organisation Justice; Lord Scarman, Leslie Scarman; Ernest Barry, wrongfully convicted ex-prisoner, on adjusting to life outside.

Contributors

Leslie Scarman; Douglas Hurd; Peter Ashman; Havovi Todd; Ernest Barry

Keywords

Terrorism; IRA; Policing practice; Courts; Imprisonment; Legal decisions; Prisoners; Law reform; Criminal justice system; Appeals; Miscarriages of justice; Guildford Four

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