Michael Shields granted pardon - IMPORTANT - please read
by stmichael » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:56 pm
This is a cynical political act to prove this Government has some Authority nothing more they are completely Shameless. The barbaric Murderers of James Bulger are free with new identities whilst and 80 year old disabled man and an innocent 22 year old are kept behind bars how dare we say we are a free country. This is another example of Authoritarian Government keeping the little man in his place.
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by LFC4allseasons » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:39 pm
stmichael wrote:This is a cynical political act to prove this Government has some Authority nothing more they are completely Shameless. The barbaric Murderers of James Bulger are free with new identities whilst and 80 year old disabled man and an innocent 22 year old are kept behind bars how dare we say we are a free country. This is another example of Authoritarian Government keeping the little man in his place.
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This is a cynical political act to prove this Government has some Authority nothing more they are completely Shameless. The barbaric Murderers of James Bulger are free with new identities whilst and 80 year old disabled man and an innocent 22 year old are kept behind bars how dare we say we are a free country.This is another example of Authoritarian Government keeping the little man in his place.
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http://www.lfcreds.com/reds/index.php?topic=19545.60#quickreply
Do you just nick what other people say and try and pass it off as your own lad? Seriously, if you're gonna do that at least give credit to the original poster.
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by Ian Rush's Right foot » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:54 pm
A confidential police report suggests jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields may be innocent, the BBC has learned.
The Merseyside Police report, compiled for Justice Secretary Jack Straw, says if the case had happened in the UK, Shields may have been given an appeal.
He is serving a 10-year sentence for the attempted murder of a Bulgarian barman in 2005.
A new witness claims the attacker was not Shields, the report says. Mr Straw has denied Shields a pardon.
Louise Ellman, Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, said the police report confirmed her view that there had been a miscarriage of justice.
She said: "The report states very clearly that they [Merseyside Police] think this is an unsafe conviction, had the case been held in this country it should go to a court of appeal and that consideration should be given to paroling Michael during his appeal."
Louise Ellman, Labour MP, says Michael Shields' conviction was unsafe
She added that she would be working closely with the Shields family's legal team as "a young man's future lies in the balance".
Michael Shields' parents told BBC reporter Liam O'Donoghue they were now even angrier at Mr Straw, following his earlier announcement that he had provisionally decided against a pardon for their son.
Mr Straw gave the family's legal team four weeks to come up with new evidence to convince him Shields was "morally and technically" innocent.
'New witness' evidence'
A statement from the Ministry of Justice said the Justice Secretary recognised that many would be disappointed by his decision but he "adopted the approach that the Court expected him to adopt".
"Mr Shields can now submit any further representations he may want to make, after which the Justice Secretary will make a final decision on the evidence before him.
"The Justice Secretary has to weigh up new witness' evidence alongside all the other evidence including witness evidence from Bulgaria and the decisions of the Bulgarian Courts. That is what the High Court indicated he should do."
High Court judges ruled in December that Mr Straw had the power to grant Shields a pardon.
Shields, 22, from Edge Hill, Liverpool, has always maintained his innocence.
He is serving his sentence at Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute, in Appleton Thorn, Warrington, and is due to be released in May 2010.
The Merseyside Police report, compiled for Justice Secretary Jack Straw, says if the case had happened in the UK, Shields may have been given an appeal.
He is serving a 10-year sentence for the attempted murder of a Bulgarian barman in 2005.
A new witness claims the attacker was not Shields, the report says. Mr Straw has denied Shields a pardon.
Louise Ellman, Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, said the police report confirmed her view that there had been a miscarriage of justice.
She said: "The report states very clearly that they [Merseyside Police] think this is an unsafe conviction, had the case been held in this country it should go to a court of appeal and that consideration should be given to paroling Michael during his appeal."
Louise Ellman, Labour MP, says Michael Shields' conviction was unsafe
She added that she would be working closely with the Shields family's legal team as "a young man's future lies in the balance".
Michael Shields' parents told BBC reporter Liam O'Donoghue they were now even angrier at Mr Straw, following his earlier announcement that he had provisionally decided against a pardon for their son.
Mr Straw gave the family's legal team four weeks to come up with new evidence to convince him Shields was "morally and technically" innocent.
'New witness' evidence'
A statement from the Ministry of Justice said the Justice Secretary recognised that many would be disappointed by his decision but he "adopted the approach that the Court expected him to adopt".
"Mr Shields can now submit any further representations he may want to make, after which the Justice Secretary will make a final decision on the evidence before him.
"The Justice Secretary has to weigh up new witness' evidence alongside all the other evidence including witness evidence from Bulgaria and the decisions of the Bulgarian Courts. That is what the High Court indicated he should do."
High Court judges ruled in December that Mr Straw had the power to grant Shields a pardon.
Shields, 22, from Edge Hill, Liverpool, has always maintained his innocence.
He is serving his sentence at Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute, in Appleton Thorn, Warrington, and is due to be released in May 2010.
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by thegreedo » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:14 am
Great news! Lets hope the lad gets a serious compo payout and the tw@ts responsible for this grave injustice are brought to book (fat chance for the latter I know!).
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Same words just came out me mouth.
by Woollyback » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:30 am
fantastic news, and about bloody time as well
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