Guildford Four release

Title

Guildford Four release

Genre

Speech

TX Date

20 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:40

Description

Home Secretary Douglas Hurd announces in the House of Commons a judicial inquiry into the circumstances which led to the wrongful convictions of the Guildford Four for IRA pub bombings 15 years ago. Says there had been a serious miscarriage of justice.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Terrorism; IRA; Imprisonment; Legal decisions; Prisoners; Criminal justice system; Appeals; Miscarriages of justice; Guildford Four

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