Britain sorry for framing 11 Irish.Byline: DAMIEN LANE BRITAIN finally said sorry yesterday to the 11 innocents framed for the Guildford and Woolwich IRA bombings of 1974. Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair publicly declared the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven were two sets of people falsely convicted for acts of terrorism on behalf of the Provisional IRA in the 1970s. Both groups' convictions were declared unsafe and reversed in the 1990s. were victims of a huge injustice. In a video message, Mr Blair said: "There was a miscarriage of justice A legal proceeding resulting in a prejudicial out-come. A miscarriage of justice arises when the decision of a court is inconsistent with the substantive rights of a party. in the case of the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven. "I am very sorry they were subject to such an ordeal and injustice." Gerry Conlon, who served 15 years before his conviction was quashed, said: "This apology is so important, not just for me, but for my mother." SEE PAGES 4&5 CAPTION(S): JOY: Mr Conlon |
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