Church leaders ask for review of Birmingham Six conviction

Title

Church leaders ask for review of Birmingham Six conviction

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Interview with Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, Maurice Couve de Murville, about an appeal by Birmingham church leaders for Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd to reopen the case of the Birmingham Six, convicted for two pub bombings in 1975. The six men were Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Joseph (Paddy Joe) Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William (Billy) Power, and John Walker. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Maurice Couve de Murville

Keywords

Legal procedure; Terrorism; Archbishops; IRA; Birmingham; Church; Catholicism; Christians; Appeals; Miscarriages of justice; Church and the world; Hugh Callaghan; Gerard Hunter; Richard McIlkenny; John Walker; Birmingham Six; Maurice Couve de Murville; Billy Power; Paddy Joe Hill

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