RELEASE OF THE BIRMINGHAM SIX, MARCH 1991

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six, their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..Left to Right: William Power, Richard McKilkenny,John Walker,Gerry Hunter,Paddy Hill,Hugh Callaghan. Far right: Chris Mullin MP..

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six, their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..Left to Right: William Power, Richard McKilkenny,John Walker,Gerry Hunter,Paddy Hill,Hugh Callaghan.

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six. Chris Mullin MP, who campaigned as a journalist for their release with his book ‘Error of Judgment: The Truth About the Birmingham Pub Bombings’, and subsequently as MP for Sunderland South, with the six outside the Old Bailey after their release. Left to Right, William Power,Gerry Hunter,Richard McIlkenny, Chris Mullin MP, Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill and John Walker. .Their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice, based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, had been quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six, their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..Paddy Hill speaking, “Justice? Those people in there don't even know how to spell the word”, with L-R Hugh Callaghan, Richard McKilkenny, William Power,Gerry Hunter and John Walker..

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six, their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..Paddy Hill speaking, “Justice? Those people in there don't even know how to spell the word”, with L-R: Richard McKilkenny, William Power, and John Walker.

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six, their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..Hugh Callaghan speaking, with Chris Mullin MP and William Power

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six, their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..Hugh Callaghan speaking.

England, UK. 14.3.1991. London, Old Bailey. Release of the Birmingham Six, their murder convictions, a miscarriage of justice based on forced confessions and unreliable forensic evidence, quashed after 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, the 1974 IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people were killed and another 182 injured..Hugh Callaghan with supporters outside the Old Bailey.