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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 922.1 | | DELNI::CULBERT | Free Michael Culbert | Thu Jun 27 1991 10:53 | 5 |
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Glad to see some more innocent people are free. The pressure mounts
for a review of all questionable cases in the UK.
paddy
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| 922.2 | | TALLIS::DARCY | | Thu Jun 27 1991 11:06 | 7 |
| Paddy, I think that 6 of them already served their sentence
and 1 of them died in prison. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone?
So although their convictions were overruled too late, better
late than never I say. It's a pity that one of them had to
die in prison when innocent of all charges...
-g
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| 922.3 | UNSAFE not overturned | CRISPY::HOUSEB | | Thu Jun 27 1991 13:21 | 21 |
| the convictions have not been overturned but just ruled unsafe.
This has not pleased everybody as they feel their names have not really
been cleared. The judges declared the convictions as unsafe because
although there were traces of nitroglycerine found in the Macguire's
flat there is no way that the prosecution could prove which one of the
7 had actually been handling the stuff.
In other words the Crown Prosecution still think some of the seven are
guilty but cannot prove which ones, therefore a guilty sentence to all
seven is unsafe. It seems the judges have tried to please the
Macguires without embarrasing the British Government.
Make of it what you will.
Yes six of the seven served their sentence, while one Guiseppe Conlon -
Gerry Conlon's (Guildford 4) father, died in prison.
Brian.
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| 922.4 | Egg on the faces of the Judges. | MACNAS::JDOOLEY | The age of Aquarius | Fri Jun 28 1991 05:46 | 7 |
| I saw the news here on Wednesday evening and it featured Gerry Conlon
leaving the Court-house.
He was RAGING!!
The fact that the sentences were judged unsafe was not enough for
him.
Its not often we see such anger displayed on TV but this time the
Brit Establishment deserve it.
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| 922.5 | | DELNI::CULBERT | Free Michael Culbert | Fri Jun 28 1991 10:21 | 31 |
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re. .3
I thought that the case of the Birmingham Six proved beyond a doubt
that there are many many ways to have traces of nitroglycerine show up
without 'actually handling the stuff'.
One of those ways is to handle a deck of playing cards or playing cards
on a newly varnished table. Or something like that.
I also heard that during the original trial there was no mention of a
towel or any other instrument of transfer.
So if in the original trial there was nothing mentioned then how can
HMG use it now in support of a UNSAFE finding.
Personally I think the Government did a rotten job and is again responsible
for major coverup activity.
I saw the same thing happen in this country with Watergate. It sorta makes
us ordinary citizens wonder what else the government does behind our backs.
If I look at the cases of the Guildford Four, Birmingham Six, Maguire
Seven and The Belfast One I am amazed that the people of GB aren't
raising so much hell that it is heard around the world...
I guess there needs to be a good look see at the present system...
Well I'm off for three weeks holiday. You all have fun now....
paddy
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| 922.6 | | DUCK::HOUSEB | | Mon Jul 01 1991 09:35 | 10 |
| Totally agree Paddy.
As I read in the Irish Emigrant this morning it seems that the Seven
have been declared "a little bit not guilty".
This ruling has angered everybody involved except the British
Government. Once again the courts and the judges are not big enough to
stand up and say OK we made a mistake.
Brian.
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| 922.7 | Brit Justice | FORTY2::MOORE | Paul Moore, 7-830-4267, RE02 E/F2 | Fri Jul 12 1991 11:52 | 5 |
| Just heard a new expression there the other day:
"That's a case of British Justice"
in the context of a botched up cover up job.
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