ITV documentary: The Birmingham Six: Their Own Story (tx. 18.03.1991)

Why are crooked cops NEVER prosecuted?
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/matthew-norman/a-law-unto-t...
Wrongful Imprisonment - ITV documentary on The Birmingham Six. Could this film be made today?
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Action-Vol-1/dp/B000BEVZYA
Comparisons this case to modern day Muslim 'fit ups'.
On 21 November, 1974, the Mulberry Bush pub at the foot of the city's Rotunda tower and the nearby Tavern in the Town, were both destroyed within minutes of each other.
Six men imprisoned for the attacks had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal, after 16 years in jail, in March 1991.
The Birmingham Six - Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker - were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975.
Human-rights lawyer Gareth Peirce who helped free the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four is now leading the fight for justice for the family of Jean Charles de Menezes. Here she is interviewed:
I.R.A. suspects the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six spent years in jail before you secured their release. Do their cases offer lessons for today? "I think these cases were an object lesson in how not to do things. It was a very belated dawning that unless an entire national community and the reasons for the conflict were understood, and a political solution devised, there could never be an end to the armed struggle. Now that message has been ignored — there is a completely baffling and frightening failure to understand what motivates political Islam."
So you see parallels with the current situation? "Speaking to one of the Guildford Four recently, his reaction is: "Those poor guys, those Muslims — that's exactly what happened to us. Has nobody learned?""
The Guildford Four's story was the subject of a film, In the Name of the Father.
In August 1975 they were sentenced to life in prison on the basis of the false confessions. The men were denied the right to appeal and forced to wait until 1987 when their case was referred to the Court of Appeal, after new evidence emerged, before being rejected.
Public protests kept the case in the spotlight until August 1990 when forensic investigations showed their confessions had been tampered with.

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[jessiebodman]

Of course the police would deny that they assaulted them. It's like they always do within the police even today. Everything is covered up. Hush hush! BASTARDS!

[djleesus09]

@BintCrusher they were innocent , jesus well they police here during the troubles killed way more than 21 sme as the british army over the years

[BintCrusher]

@djleesus09 The police back then were absolute bastards. Never do I remember them cold bloodedly murdering 21 people.

[djleesus09]

english bastards

[djleesus09]

@BintCrusher go learn comprehension you fucking moron, what about your killers

[pat67celt]

Known John Walker for a number of years, an absolute gentleman. Hope he's enjoyed his freedom since '91 as much as one can having been through living hell.

[BintCrusher]

This is a brilliant response to the fact the peolple imprisoned were supporters of the EVIL ira, fenien cunts all of them. 21xpeolpe dead as a legitimatew response freon gerry adams? yeah right.

[queeniebee1987]

Afghanistan & Iraq shouldn't forget wot the uk have done to there country & all the innocent people killed or injured by there.. If I wor Asian I'd be planning an attack on the uk..

[queeniebee1987]

BIRMINGHAM MANCHESTER LONDON... All bombed by IRA.. Alot of English love the Irish & say there catholic (wankers) how thick.. The Irish don't love us, they hate us... So when the talliban next blow up the uk are we as a union going love & respect them & forget about it.. We would then all want to be asian blooded? Wake up people! The Irish haven't forgotten our rotten play against them over the last several hundred years.. Birmingham 6, London docks, Brighton hotel, Manchester

[LVEMEDO]

@homerbhoy1 I think you should calm down I do know alot ABOUT The history of Ireland I do agree with most things you said BUT not about WAR thats where we differ WAR is against the enemy you can SEE & I know in every war there are innocent people that die But this is not that kind of WAR its just wrong & yes I know about the shankhill butchers & the uda THEY are all wrong hate gets us no-where Love gets us everywhere not going to argue this anymore