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- Both groups' convictions were eventually declared "unsafe and unsatisfactory" and reversed in 1989 and 1991, respectively, after they had served up to 15 to 16 years in prison.
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Despite claims to the police that they were responsible they were never charged with these offences and the Guildford Four remained in prison for another twelve years. [citation needed]
Oct 20, 2019 · Minutes earlier, the four had been cleared of their wrongful conviction for the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings. After 15 years, justice had finally been done. Advertisement
- Chas Newkey-Burden
Mar 6, 2020 · The Guildford Four were released in October 1989 after the Avon and Somerset police had discovered evidence which showed that, as the Lord Chief Justice was to state at the hearing of the appeal when the convictions were quashed, ‘the police must have lied’. That evidence was never shown to the Guildford Four.
Oct 21, 2021 · 6. Hill did his time in solitary Paul spent a total of five years of his 15 years inside in solitary confinement. 7. A long sentence The Four served a combined prison sentence of 60 years. 8. The Pogues penned song about the Four
Oct 4, 2014 · The Guildford Four were released from jail 25 years ago, after serving years in jail for crimes they did not commit. The prison letters of one of the men, Paul Hill, tell his story.
- Martin Mcnamara
Jun 23, 2023 · Some 46 people were arrested by the Surrey Police and ultimately four people, known as the Guildford Four, stood trial in September and October 1975 based solely on the statements that they had made to police whilst in custody without access to legal advice and after suffering, as they testified at their trial, outrageous and criminal behaviour ...
Feb 9, 2010 · 1989. Guildford Four are cleared of IRA bombings. On October 19, 1989, the Guildford Four, convicted of the 1975 IRA bombings of public houses in Guildford and Woolwich, England, are...
