LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Heysel Stadium ruling

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Jul 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Report on a House of Lords decision to overturn the High Court ruling on whether twenty-six Liverpool football fans can be sent for trial in Belgium following the Heysel Stadium tragedy; includes archive recording; interview with Kevin Hughes, supporter; Paul Rooney, solicitor; Joan Hurst, chairman of the Liverpool Parents Action Committee. Reporters not identified.

Contributors

Paul Rooney; Kevin Hughes; Joan Hurst

Keywords

Deportation; Law; Association football; Hooliganism; House of Lords; Belgium; Football stadiums; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985); Liverpool (football club)

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