This has made my day,well done to his family and supporters for keeping this in the headlines. 
Maggie
Maggie
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about bloody time 
Brilliant....
Yes! Back of the net! 
Fantastic news...he should never have been jailed in the 1st place... I hope he can rebuild his life now...
I hope he can rebuild his life now...quote:Originally posted by shirehorse:
Yes! Back of the net!
Shirehorse i remember well in the old forum when we kept bumping the page about this
i am off to wembley later for the Croatia game,with the right result i will be a happy bunny later
Maggie
Good news for a change.
Fantastic news and about time since he is innocent .
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And about bliddy time too
Fantastic news. About time.
Awww he looks so happy .
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who? 
Aww good news isnt it.
quote:Originally posted by fookat:
who?
The lad who was jailed for attempted murder in Bulgaria 4 years ago...someone else came forward and admitted it then changed their mind!!!
He got transferred to serve his sentence (10 years) in England, now, new evidence has come to light and he has been granted a pardon...excellent news...though no-one can give him 4 years back...
Well considering that probably half those in jail are innocent and of course that means that half of those walking round free are really guilty.
The law and the jury's have never got things right, circumstantial evidence is used too often so has wrong evidence of other's.
Also, sometimes evidence is taken from a friend in jail who the convicted happen to admit the offence too, likely story eh.
But the Michael Shields case is a strange one, glad he's out anyway.
The law and the jury's have never got things right, circumstantial evidence is used too often so has wrong evidence of other's.
Also, sometimes evidence is taken from a friend in jail who the convicted happen to admit the offence too, likely story eh.
But the Michael Shields case is a strange one, glad he's out anyway.
quote:Originally posted by The Devil In Diamante:
Fantastic news...he should never have been jailed in the 1st place...
That's great (types name into google)
quote:Originally posted by The Devil In Diamante:quote:Originally posted by fookat:
who?
The lad who was jailed for attempted murder in Bulgaria 4 years ago...someone else came forward and admitted it then changed their mind!!!
He got transferred to serve his sentence (10 years) in England, now, new evidence has come to light and he has been granted a pardon...excellent news...though no-one can give him 4 years back...
well thats good news then
He should have been given the death penalty at the time, the murdering swine! 
What? He's actually innocent? That's a disgrace! The justice system is so crap!
What? He's actually innocent? That's a disgrace! The justice system is so crap!
im innocent.......
quote:Originally posted by jamieboy:
im innocent.......
You used to be!
quote:Originally posted by jamieboy:
im innocent.......
Are you sure
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quote:Originally posted by Daniel J*:
He should have been given the death penalty at the time, the murdering swine!
What? He's actually innocent? That's a disgrace! The justice system is so crap!
That was totally unnecessary. VERY bad taste. I do however appreciate that you are probably trying (unsuccessfully) to be sarcastic!!!
What's this all about then? It was front page news back then that the other bloke had publicly confessed! Just about everyone, apart from the Bulgaria appeal court and Jack Straw knew that the poor bloke was innocent.
"Mr Straw said: "At this meeting, following a series of questions which I put to the family, I was told for the first time about a visit by two members of the Shields family to the home of a man alleged to be responsible for the crime for which Michael Shields was jailed.
"I was told that in the course of the visit that man made an oral confession to the crime in front of several other people. This episode, I was told, happened on 22 July 2005, a day after the start of Mr Shields' trial in Bulgaria.
"Since the 28 August meeting in my constituency further inquiries, including by the Merseyside Police, have been made at my request into the events of 22 July 2005. I will not set out in this statement all the evidence that has come to light over the last two weeks but suffice it to say that there is very good reason to believe I was being told the truth.
"This in my view profoundly changed the credibility of the various accounts of what actually happened in this case.""
Times link
"Mr Straw said: "At this meeting, following a series of questions which I put to the family, I was told for the first time about a visit by two members of the Shields family to the home of a man alleged to be responsible for the crime for which Michael Shields was jailed.
"I was told that in the course of the visit that man made an oral confession to the crime in front of several other people. This episode, I was told, happened on 22 July 2005, a day after the start of Mr Shields' trial in Bulgaria.
"Since the 28 August meeting in my constituency further inquiries, including by the Merseyside Police, have been made at my request into the events of 22 July 2005. I will not set out in this statement all the evidence that has come to light over the last two weeks but suffice it to say that there is very good reason to believe I was being told the truth.
"This in my view profoundly changed the credibility of the various accounts of what actually happened in this case.""
Times link
Excellent news and well done to his family for keeping the story alive
quote:Originally posted by Daniel J*:quote:Originally posted by jamieboy:
im innocent.......
You used to be!
how long was i in ur cellar
quote:Originally posted by Hicky:
Well considering that probably half those in jail are innocent and of course that means that half of those walking round free are really guilty.
About time too!! This should have happened years ago. Hope the poor guy gets plenty of compensation. He IS someone who deserves it. Good for him
Wonderful news. Welcome to the freedom that`s been cruelly denied to you Michael
quote:Originally posted by joyron:quote:Originally posted by Daniel J*:
He should have been given the death penalty at the time, the murdering swine!
What? He's actually innocent? That's a disgrace! The justice system is so crap!
That was totally unnecessary. VERY bad taste. I do however appreciate that you are probably trying (unsuccessfully) to be sarcastic!!!
Well, I got it
I see the vulgarian Bulgarians are spitting feathers about it.
boo hoo hoo
Maye they should have focused on jailing the right person at the time then, instead of thinking just any old Brit would do.
quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:quote:Originally posted by joyron:quote:Originally posted by Daniel J*:
He should have been given the death penalty at the time, the murdering swine!
What? He's actually innocent? That's a disgrace! The justice system is so crap!
That was totally unnecessary. VERY bad taste. I do however appreciate that you are probably trying (unsuccessfully) to be sarcastic!!!
Well, I got it
I see the vulgarian Bulgarians are spitting feathers about it.
boo hoo hoo
Maye they should have focused on jailing the right person at the time then, instead of thinking just any old Brit would do.
Phew.
I heard the Bulgarian MEP bloke on R4 yesterday. He's really very unhappy about it, banging on about two witnesses and stuff. I can't really imagine what it must have been like for Shields, knowing he's innocent and banged up for attempted murder. The rage and the depression and the sense of injustice you must feel in that situation.
When I was listening to the Bulgarian, I was reminded about the al Megrahi case. I'm quite suspicious about that conviction now after reading some more about it. At least in that case, there's the likelihood that he was guilty of other dubious things given his role for the Libyan state even if he wasn't for the bombing.
If the Bulgarians send their nurses back to Libya, the Libyans could send Al Megrahi back to us and we can send Michael Shields back to the Bulgarians.
Would they be happier then?
Would they be happier then?
quote:Originally posted by Daniel J*:quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:quote:Originally posted by joyron:quote:Originally posted by Daniel J*:
He should have been given the death penalty at the time, the murdering swine!
What? He's actually innocent? That's a disgrace! The justice system is so crap!
That was totally unnecessary. VERY bad taste. I do however appreciate that you are probably trying (unsuccessfully) to be sarcastic!!!
Well, I got it
I see the vulgarian Bulgarians are spitting feathers about it.
boo hoo hoo
Maye they should have focused on jailing the right person at the time then, instead of thinking just any old Brit would do.
Phew.
I heard the Bulgarian MEP bloke on R4 yesterday. He's really very unhappy about it, banging on about two witnesses and stuff. I can't really imagine what it must have been like for Shields, knowing he's innocent and banged up for attempted murder. The rage and the depression and the sense of injustice you must feel in that situation.
When I was listening to the Bulgarian, I was reminded about the al Megrahi case. I'm quite suspicious about that conviction now after reading some more about it. At least in that case, there's the likelihood that he was guilty of other dubious things given his role for the Libyan state even if he wasn't for the bombing.
They just wouldn't listen to reason - they "thought" they had the right bloke and that was it, end of.
Of course, Jack Straw's response might have been a bit different if it wasn't some inconsequential place like Bulgaria (as far as trade and diplomatic relations are concerned).