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15 results found for '"Pardons (procedures)"' in Keywords.
Derek Bentley refused a pardon (1992)
- Genre
- Press conference
Derek Bentley’s sister, Iris, vows to continue the fight to clear his name after Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke rejected calls for a posthumous pardon. Bentley was hanged in 1953 for murdering a police...
Derek Bentley postumous appeal (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Iris Bentley, brother of Derek Bentley who was hanged for murder in 1953. On the success of her appeal to get the case reheard to get an official posthumous pardon; what they have gone through...
Derek Bentley pardon legal ruling (1993)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press interview with Iris Bentley on the High Court ruling former Home Secretary Kenneth Baker erred in law in not giving her brother Derek Bentley a posthumous pardon. Bentley was hanged for murder of a...
British drug smugglers released from Thai prison (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
David Kermode reports from Heathrow Airport on convicted British drug smugglers Karyn Smith and Patricia Cahill return after being released from a Thai prison. They received a royal pardon following...
Patricia Cahill admits stupidity over drug smuggling (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
British woman Patricia Cahill talking about how stupid she was to get arrested for heroin smuggling in Thailand. She received a royal pardon last week after intervention by Prime Minister John Major and is...