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| Jailed fan 'can get free pardon' | Jailed fan 'can get free pardon' |
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| Jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields has won an important battle at the High Court in London in his bid for a free pardon. | Jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields has won an important battle at the High Court in London in his bid for a free pardon. |
| The 22-year-old is serving a 10-year sentence for the attempted murder of a barman in Bulgaria in 2005, but has always maintained his innocence. | The 22-year-old is serving a 10-year sentence for the attempted murder of a barman in Bulgaria in 2005, but has always maintained his innocence. |
| High Court judges have ruled Justice Secretary Jack Straw has the power to issue a pardon to Shields. | High Court judges have ruled Justice Secretary Jack Straw has the power to issue a pardon to Shields. |
| Mr Straw previously insisted he does not have the power to free him. | Mr Straw previously insisted he does not have the power to free him. |
| Mr Straw said he would appoint senior counsel to advise him on whether to pardon Shields or not, in light of the High Court decision. | |
| The Justice Secretary said the case had to be looked at very closely, alongside the implication it could have on cases of other British prisoners abroad. | |
| Shields is currently serving the remainder of his sentence at Thorn Cross Young Offenders' Institute in Appleton Thorn in Warrington, Cheshire. |