Birmingham six judges explain release decision
- Title
- Birmingham six judges explain release decision
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:01:56
- Description
- Tim Crook reports on the hearing by Appeal Court judges explaining their decision to release the Birmingham Six after 17 years in prison for Birmingham IRA pub bombings. Reasons included faulty forensic results and police beating confessions out of the men. For Billboard programme.
- Contributors
- Tim Crook
- Keywords
- Corruption; Policing practice; Legal decisions; Appeals; Miscarriages of justice; Johnny Walker; Forensics; Hugh Callaghan; Richard McIlkenny; Birmingham Six; Billboard (radio programme); Police officers; Billy Power; Paddy Joe Hill; Gerry Hunter
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LBC/IRN, "Birmingham six judges explain release decision". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0004000505007 (Accessed 24 Apr 2025)