On 26 June 1991 the convictions of the ‘Maguire Seven’ were quashed by the Court of Appeal in London. The seven had been convicted of supplying the bombs that were used in Guildford and Woolwich. This was the latest in a series of high profile cases of miscarriage of justice involving Irish people living in England. Patrick Maguire, one of the seven, was just 13 when he was arrested.
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The absurdity of the English legal system is best summed up by this. A man eventually found not guilty of a crime he spent five years in prison for has not demonstrated he is innocent, and therefore cannot get compensation.
The forensic evidence was shown to be unreliable and there was evidence that the police had forged notes of interviews and had given false evidence at the original trial. Home Secretary, Kenneth Baker, accepted that this was the third case of a miscarriage of justice involving Irish people in the previous 18 months. 2/2
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On 14th Match 1991 the Birmingham Six: Paddy Joe Hill, Hugh Callaghan, Richard McIlkenny, Gerry Hunter, Billy Power and Johnny Walker are released from jail after their convictions for the murder of 21 people in two pubs are quashed by the Court of Appeal. The six had been found guilty on the basis of forensic evidence and confessions that the men claimed were beaten out of them. 1/2
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They were Anne Maguire, Patrick Maguire Sr, Patrick Maguire Jr, Vincent Maguire - son of Anne and Patrick, Sean Smyth - brother of Anne Maguire, Patrick O'Neill - a family friend and Patrick "Giuseppe" Conlon - brother-in-law of Anne.
Vincent Maguire was 17 years old at the time. Giuseppe Conlon had travelled from Belfast to help his son, Gerry Conlon, in the Guildford Four trial. Conlon died in prison in 1980. 2/2
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The Maguire Seven were charged with possessing nitroglycerine allegedly passed to the IRA to make bombs after the police raided the West Kilburn house of Anne Maguire. They were tried and convicted on 4th March 1976. 1/2
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The Maguire Seven were convicted on 3 March 1976 of possession of explosives (although none were found) and some served 10 years in prison before the convictions were overturned. 2/2
The trial of members of the Maguire Seven began at the Old Bailey in London on 12 January 1976. They had been arrested on 3 December 1974. They were on trial accused of possession of explosives. The case was linked to that of the Guildford Four and the making the bombs used in the explosions in Guildford on 5 October 1974. 1/2
Tom Fowler reports live from the Undercover Policing Inquiry at the end of a day of evidence from 'AFJ', a hunt saboteur and antifascist activist who was spied on by officer Andy Coles. Tom is joined by Sarah, an anti-fascist and anti-war activist. Coles himself gives evidence next week.
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Our report from Monday last week at the spycops public inquiry - the third & final day of evidence from animal rights activist Geoff Sheppard, revealing police lies & setting up wrongful convictions - is now online
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