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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on August 22, 2023, 04:59:50 PM

Title: Birmingham pub bombings: Relatives angry over no charge decision
Post by: Nearly Sane on August 22, 2023, 04:59:50 PM

Can understand both the CPS's decision and the relatives upset.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66582250

Title: Re: Birmingham pub bombings: Relatives angry over no charge decision
Post by: Steve H on August 22, 2023, 05:19:10 PM

Bloody hell - it's 49 years ago!

Title: Re: Birmingham pub bombings: Relatives angry over no charge decision
Post by: jeremyp on August 23, 2023, 11:20:07 AM

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No-one has been criminally convicted for the attacks

That's not true except in a technical sense. Six people were convicted in what was a terrible miscarriage of justice and their convictions were quashed.

Anyway, I'm not surprised that no further action will be taken. A lot of the witnesses must have died by now and the perpetrator, if he or she is still alive, is going to be pretty old.