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  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 22 Mar 2022 16:04
2 Min Read

Former UK MP Chris Mullin blocks an attempt by the police trying to force him to reveal the identity of a bombing source.

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  • Chris Mullin wrote a book that helped secure the release of six men wrongly convicted of the bombing
    Chris Mullin wrote a book that helped secure the release of six men the UK wrongly convicted of the bombing.

A British journalist and former MP and minister won a legal battle against a police force attempting to force him to reveal the identity of a bomber behind the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings that rocked the UK.

Chris Mullin blocked an attempt by West Midlands Police from using anti-terrorism legislation to reveal the perpetrator that planted bombs, which exploded in two pubs in Birmingham in 1974. Six people were indicted for the bombings and imprisoned.

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The attacks, which were blamed on the Irish Republican Army (IRA), killed 21 people and injured many others. 

Mullin wrote a book that helped in the release of six men wrongly convicted of the crime. According to him, the real bomber made a "full confession" to him, but he promised to never reveal the real perpetrator's identity.

A judge backed Mullin's claim, and the latter was supported by the National Union of Journalists, saying he did not need to give the police his notes, as "the right of a journalist to protect his or her sources is fundamental to a free press in a democracy." Mullin previously accused the police of failing to conduct a proper investigation.

"If a confidential source cannot rely on a journalist's promise of lifelong protection then these investigations will never see the light of day," Mullin's lawyer said. The so-called Birmingham Six, who had been found guilty for the bombings, spent 17 years in jail and were released in 1991.

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