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Straw refuses pardon for jailed fan Justice Secretary Jack Straw has refused an appeal for a pardon by jailed football fan Michael Shields. Shields was jailed for 15 years in Bulgaria in 2005 for the attempted murder of a barman following Liverpool FC's European Cup victory in Turkey. In a provisional decision, Mr Straw was unable to conclude the 22-year-old was "morally and technically innocent", said a Ministry of Justice spokesman. Liverpool city councillor Joe Anderson, who has spearheaded the drive to free the Liverpool fan, said: "We have only just heard and I am on my way to see Michael's parents to discuss it. We're still taking in the news." The Ministry of Justice said a High Court judgment in December last year set a "very high" bar for granting what is known as a free pardon. A spokesman said: "Mr Straw has made... [read full story]
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