Roy Hattersley calls for review of Birmingham Six case

Title

Roy Hattersley calls for review of Birmingham Six case

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:57

Description

Shadow Home Secretary and Birmingham MP Roy Hattersley calling for a review of the cases of the Birmingham Six pub bombers, following the acquittal of the Guildford Four, wrongly convicted of pub bombings carried out by the Provisional IRA, and in the light of the inquiry into the more recent conduct of Birmingham police. George Matheson interviewing at a conference on combatting crime in the 1990s.

Contributors

Roy Hattersley; George Matheson

Keywords

Legal procedure; Terrorism; IRA; Policing practice; Criminal justice system; Appeals; Miscarriages of justice; Guildford Four; Birmingham Six

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