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Jack Straw: Michael Shields’ family have a month to convince me he should have a royal pardon

Jul 3 2009

by Ian Hernon, Liverpool Echo

MICHAEL Shields and his legal team have a month to convince Jack Straw that he should grant a royal pardon. If they deliver compelling new evidence by the August 3 deadline, the justice secretary promised to make a final decision “as quickly as possible”. Mr Straw apologised to the 22-year-old and his family for the long delay before reaching yesterday’s “provisional” ruling he could not at present agree to a pardon because he remained unconvinced Michael was “morally and technically innocent”. Full story at Liverpool Echo website - click here

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