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Half-century convictions linked to racist officer quashed

Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin have had their convictions posthumously quashed after being jailed on the testimony of a corrupt police officer.
Their families are calling for a change in the law to ensure that cases linked to corrupt officers are reviewed in the future.

Two men jailed on racist police officer's evidence have convictions overturned

The court of appeal has overturned the convictions of two men who were jailed based on evidence from a corrupt police officer.
DS Derek Ridgewell, who framed the Oval Four and Stockwell Six, was dishonest, corrupt, and racist according to the court.
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