LONDON: The British Appeal Court has made three black men who were convicted of robbery almost 50 years ago, the latest in a series of cases that had been canceled because they rely on the testimony of a corrupt police officer who later died in prison.
The court on Monday canceled Courtney Harriot’s punishment, Paul Green and Cleveland Davidson, who were between 17 and 20 when they were accused of trying to rob Pandon Detective in London.
People always maintain their innocence and claim that they were framed by officers before his career ended with disgrace.
“It is unfortunate that they have taken nearly 50 years to improve the injustice suffered by the Petitioners, ” Judge Julian Flaux said.
This case was one of the few involving the arrest of black men in the 1970s by the British transportation police unit .
By Detective SGT.
Derek Ridgewell.
While the 1973 BBC investigation advised Ridgewell was corrupt, the government ignored the call to re-examine the cases.
The Court of Appeal took a case set by the Commission.
To investigate the miscarriage of justice.
Harriot, Green and Davidson are between six The person arrested by the Ridgewell team in 1972 near Stockwell’s underground station.
The men, now in the late 60’s, are known as “Stockwell Six.
“The court, people begged innocently, on the grounds that Ridgewell and his team lowered them with violence and made them sign a statement to admit the robbery, according to their lawyers.
In the midst of controversy over the method, Ridgewell was transferred to a unit investigating theft of mail bags.
In 1980 he pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to steal a letter bag and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
He died in prison in 1982.
“While the liberation of innocent people is a welcome news, very troublesome that it has been needed so long to happen,” said Jenny Wiltshire from Hickman & Rose Solicitors.
” The whole life of this adult has false accusations made by a corrupt police officer who is known to be dishonest for decades.
‘”Harriot was sentenced to three years in prison and Davidson for up to six months.
Green, 17 years old at the time, was sent to the teenage detention facility.
Their efforts to appeal at the time were rejected.
The process that leads to reverse beliefs began in 2018, When the appeals court was released by Stephen Simmons, which was arrested by Ridgewell for theft of Mailbag.
Simmons submitted his request after finding information about Ridgewell on the Internet.
The Criminal Case Review Commission refers to the case of Harriot and Green to the Court of Appeals in the case of December and Davidson in March.
The Commission still tried to find Two members of the remaining six Stockwell.
One group member was released during the original trial when evidence showed that he could not read well enough to understand the recognition he had signed.
The Court of Appellate in 2019 and 2020 reversed confidence in the group of men’s skin another black that has been arrested by the Ridgewell anti-muging unit.
The people are known as “oval four ” after they were arrested near the oval underground station in 1972.
The British Transportation Police on Monday apologized for” troubles, anxiety, and impact ‘that Ridgewell case “no doubt cause Those were wrongly punished.
“” We have checked all the records available that suggested that (Derek) Ridgewell was the main officer in another investigation and had not identified additional problems that we taste must be referred to an external review, ” The Force said.