Author Archive: Satish Sekar

Beyond Doubt

Author: Satish Sekar January 16, 2015 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (January 11th 2012) The Suspension of Disbelief There is no longer any credible doubt that the Cardiff Five1 are innocent, but they always were. It should not have required the conviction of the real…
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Articles, Truth and Justice, Vindication

David Elfer QC, Dr Gisli Gudjonsson, EGREGIOUS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE, forensic science, JOHN ACTIE, LYNETTE WHITE, RONNIE ACTIE, STEPHEN MILLER, THE CARDIFF FIVE, the Cardiff Three, THE LYNETTE WHITE INQUIRY, TONY PARIS, vulnerable, YUSEF ABDULLAHI

Infamous Precedent

Author: Satish Sekar January 12, 2015 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 23rd 2014) Pioneering Executioner The pioneer of the long drop1 William Marwood hanged almost 180 people – some well known in their day, such as the notorious burglar and murderer Charles Peace. A…
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Capital Idea

assassinated, Balina, Bartholomew Binns, capital punishment, Charles Peace, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Daniel Curley, Dublin, Fenians, Frederick Cavendish, hangman, James Carey, Joseph Brady, Kilmainham Gaol, Lincoln Castle, massacre, Michael Fagan, Newgate Prison, Omagh Prison, Patrick OʼDonnell, Phoenix Park, police officer, Royal Irish Constabulary, Sub-Inspector, the Irish National Invincibles, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the long drop, Thomas Burke, Thomas Caffery, Thomas Hartley Montgomery, Timothy Kelly, Under-Secretary, William Glass, William Horry, William Marwood

Rotten to the Core

Author: Satish Sekar January 11, 2015 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 16th 2010) The Road to Oblivion Nearly a quarter of a century after John Billington despatched the once aspiring executioner Samuel Dougal, who was not deterred by capital punishment from committing murder, Thomas…
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Capital Idea

capital punishment, Charles Broomhead, deterrent, gallows, hanged, James Power, John Bilington, Mr Justice Swift, Norman Birkett KC, Olive Turner, police officer, Robert Wilson, Samuel Dougal, Thomas Pierrepoint, Winson Green Prison

De Fing Iz It 10-01-15 Police Accountability Discussion Part Two

Author: Satish Sekar January 11, 2015 0 Comments

Resources, Seminars & Events

accountability, Alex M. Salazar, David Whitt, Dr Feelgood, Eric Garner, Greg L. Greer, Michael Brown, police accountability, police brutality, Rodney King Riots, Rodney Kng, Satish Sekar, THE CARDIFF FIVE

De Fing Iz It 10-01-15 Police Accountability Discussion Part One

Author: Satish Sekar January 11, 2015 0 Comments

De Fing Iz It 10-01-15 Police Accountability Discussion Part One

Resources, Seminars & Events

accountability, Alex M. Salazar, brutality, David Whitt, Dr Feelgood, Eric Garner, Gregg L. Greer, Michael Brown, police accountability, Rodney King Riots, Rodny King, Satish Sekar, THE CARDIFF FIVE

“Satish is an experienced and able author and investigative journalist with a long track record in campaigning against miscarriages of justice. He continues acting as a pressure group to alleviate the problems which those wrongfully convicted suffer in the long term, even after they have been vindicated. He is also actively involved in anti-racism initiatives, particularly in football, and seeks to improve racial equality by increasing the sporting opportunities available for disadvantaged gro…

Dave Barclay

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“Satish is an author of ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry‘ and the recently published “The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt“. He is also a journalist, academic, researcher and expert, especially for those who have suffered miscarriages of justice. Although at times, Satish is highly critical of the criminal justice system, he only challenges from a position of desiring improvement for the benefit of all, whether they be the investigator or the investigated. Members…

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera

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“Satish is a dedicated investigative journalist who worked hard to investigate the background to the jailing of the Cardiff Three for the 1988 murder of Lynette White. The success of their appeal against their convictions is largely down to his hard work. He wrote the story of this case and his subsequent campaign to have the case reinvestigated in his book ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff Three and the Lynette White Inquiry’. I wanted to write about the forensic aspects of the case in my book Cold…

Liz Porter Sunday AgeAustralia

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