Category: Wrongful Convictions
Terror suspect interview ruling due
The High Court is to rule on a challenge by the BBC over a Government refusal to allow it to film and broadcast an interview with a terror suspect detained in the UK for more than seven years without trial.
Police held diary that could have been used in Eddie Gilfoyle trial
A diary which could have been used as evidence in the trial of a man jailed for murdering his eight and a half months pregnant wife was not made available by Merseyside Police. Eddie Gilfoyle was locked up in 1993
Iran criticised over capital punishment ‘killing spree’
Iran has escalated its use of the capital punishment to what has been called "a killing spree of staggering proportions" in an effort to contain drug-related crimes amid concerns about the west's continuing support for the regime's anti-narcotics campaign, according
New bid to clear man convicted of murdering Suffolk pensioner
Campaigners fighting to clear a Suffolk man convicted of murdering a pensioner are seeking new witnesses on the 10th anniversary of the killing. Simon Hall, 33, of Ipswich, was jailed for life in 2003 for stabbing Joan Albert, 79. He
Bishop Tutu calls for Mumia release
Bishop Desmond Tutu; “Now that it is clear that Mumia should never have been on death row in the first place, justice will not be served by relegating him to prison for the rest of his life—yet another form of
100 leading lawyers call for Parliament to debate Babar Ahmad e-petition
One hundred leading barristers and solicitors have signed an open letter to the Leader of the House of Commons, Sir George Young, requesting a full parliamentary debate on the issue of putting Babar Ahmad on trial in the UK. The
Convicted killer Simon Hall’s wife hopes for second murder appeal
The wife of a man convicted of killing an elderly woman near Ipswich hopes new evidence could lead to a second appeal. Simon Hall was found guilty in 2003 of stabbing Joan Albert, 79, at her Capel St Mary home
Celebrities Rally in Support of Babar Ahmad as over 100,000 sign E-Petition
Over 100,000 people in Britain have now signed an official e-petition urging the government to put British detainee Babar Ahmad on trial in the UK, instead of extraditing him to the US. The petition has been actively supported by a
Home Secretary stalls over battle to block extradition
The Home Secretary Theresa May has refused to say when she will decide whether to block the extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon. Mr McKinnon admitted hacking into 97 US military computers in 2001 and 2002 and American prosecutors want
Justice isn’t blind; it has tunnel vision
Questions are still being raised over the safety of the conviction of Simon Hall, jailed for murder in 2003. Hall, now 34 of Ipswich has always maintained his position that he knew nothing of the crime has now spent over
