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ACTOR and former building worker Ricky Tomlinson will appear in court this week to challenge the injustice visited on the Shrewsbury pickets almost 50 years ago.
Mr Tomlinson, from Liverpool, is one of the “Shrewsbury 24” workers who were unjustly convicted of offences relating to the 1972 nationwide strike on construction sites.
He will be appearing in the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday alongside his friend Arthur Murray, who was also convicted. They will be represented by the Public Interest Law Centre.
Others of the 24 will be represented by the Shrewsbury 24 Campaign, which was launched in 2006.
The appeals are based on new evidence that statements were destroyed and legal arguments about a highly biased TV documentary, Red Under the Bed, which was screened by ITV in during the trial.
ON FEBRUARY 3-4 2021, the Court of Appeal will hear the appeals of the north Wales building workers who were prosecuted for picketing during the 1972 national building workers’ strike.
Six received prison sentences and 16 received suspended prison sentences. Only two were found not guilty. They have all maintained their innocence of all charges.
Due to the risks from coronavirus and government travel restrictions, we are unable to ask supporters to gather at the court to show their solidarity. We will provide updates on our website.
The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign was launched in 2006 to overturn this miscarriage of justice.
The campaign represents 12 pickets including Dennis Warren (deceased), John McKinsie Jones, Kenneth O’Shea (deceased), John Clee, William Pierce, Terence Renshaw, Patrick Kevin Butcher, Bernard Williams, Alfred James (deceased), Samuel Roy Warburton (deceased), Graham Roberts (deceased) and John Kenneth Seaburg (deceased).