Birmingham pub bombings: Chris Mullin reacts to court victory
A court has backed journalist Chris Mullin in a legal fight against police who wanted him to reveal a source over the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.
Mr Mullin successfully campaigned for the 1991 release of the so-called Birmingham Six, the innocent men jailed over the deaths of 21 people in a miscarriage of justice.
His work contributed to their convictions being quashed, and the West Midlands force said his notes revealed who was really responsible, heading to the courts in a bid to get him to share names.
But Mr Mullin maintained he had the right to keep sources anonymous. On Tuesday, a judge at the Old Bailey ruled in his favour, with the former MP saying outside court his actions were in the public interest.
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