鈥榃e were up against some of the mightiest vested interests in the country鈥�
The writer, journalist and former Labour MP Chris Mullin has told 大象传媒 HARDtalk that at the time of the wrongful convictions of the men accused of the Birmingham pub bombings, 鈥榯he people in charge of our judicial system believed that they presided over a near perfect system.鈥�
Justice was delayed because 鈥榯hey were not willing to concede it could make mistakes on this scale,鈥� said Mr Mullin.
21 people were killed when two bombs exploded at the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town pubs in central Birmingham on 21st November 1974. The IRA is believed to have carried out the bombings, although no-one has ever admitted responsibility.
Six men - John Walker, Paddy Hill, Hugh Callaghan, Richard McIlkenny, Gerry Hunter and William Power - were arrested, convicted and given life sentences.
Mr Mullin helped expose the miscarriage of justice of the so-called Birmingham Six. The men were freed from prison in 1991 when their convictions over the deaths were quashed.
