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Laszlo Virag, a former Hungarian who fled his country after the 1956 uprising, was freed from Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight in April 1974. He served five years of a ten-year sentence for a crime he did not commit. Virag was falsely convicted of shooting a policeman, theft, driving charges, and using firearms to resist arrest, despite being nowhere near the scene of the crime. His case could lead to significant reforms in police methods of identifying criminals.Laszlo Virag, a former Hungarian who fled his country after the 1956 uprising, was freed from Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight in April 1974. He served five years of a ten-year sentence for a crime he did not commit. Virag was falsely convicted of shooting a policeman, theft, driving charges, and using firearms to resist arrest, despite being nowhere near the scene of the crime. His case could lead to significant reforms in police methods of identifying criminals.
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Dimensions: 12 x 17 cm
IMS SKU: SCAN-IMS-04996263/IMS-A23_V-Almant_A
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British Personalities: LASZLO VIRAG Laszlo Virag was freed from Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, in April 1974, after serving five years of a ten-year sentence for a crime he did not commit%; Virag, a former Hungarian who fled his country after the 1956 uprising, was arrested in 1969 and sent to jail after being convicted of shooting a policeman, theft and driving charges, and using firearms to resist arrest; he was actually nowhere near the scene of the crime and was falsely picked out at a police identity parade; his case could lead to major reforms in police methods of identifying criminals. CAMERA PRESS (S/B) LONDON 25436-23 (47) Betalas vid publicering A& Bildarkiv till: CP Kitob J
