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''In July 1979, the Runnymede Trust Bulletin reported that:

Mr George Lindo, 27, of Bradford, was cleared on 8 June at the Court of Appeal, London, of alleged robbery of a Bradford betting shop. Mr Lindo had been jailed on 2 March 1978 by Bradford Crown Court, despite strong alibis, no direct evidence against him, and evidence of a false 'confession' obtained by detective constable David Brierley, who was later suspended from the police force for allegedly having concocted witness statements in a Yorkshire murder case. At the time of the trial the defence were not informed of Brierley's suspension by the police. The three appeal court judges said that the withholding of this information, which might have been material to the case, was a matter for the Attorney-General.''

http://runnymedetrust.org/histories/race-equality/74/george-lindo-cleared.html

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-06 12:21 UTC.

Relationships

writer:Linton Kwesi Johnson (in 1978)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1984-11It Dread inna Inglan (live, 1984-11: Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London)liveLinton Kwesi Johnson3:20
1998It Dread Inna Inglan (live, 1998: Chiemsee Reggae Summer)liveLinton Kwesi Johnson & the Dennis Bovell Dub Band3:53
It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)Poet and the Roots4:05