The Guardian · 1 min read

‘Birmingham Four’ lawyers hope spycops inquiry will help reopen case

‘Birmingham Four’ lawyers hope spycops inquiry will help reopen case

Undercover officers working for West Midlands ‘special projects team’ planted evidence to convict men, lawyers claimLawyers representing four men convicted of terror offences are increasingly hopeful that revelations from the undercover policing inquiry could boost the chances of their case being reopened.Ten years ago, Khobaib Hussain, Naweed Ali, Mohibur Rahman and Tahir Aziz were arrested and later convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in the UK after an elaborate covert police operation. Continue reading...

This is a summary aggregated from The Guardian. Read the complete article on the original site:

Read full article at The Guardian

Related stories