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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Cases of two men convicted on corrupt police officer’s evidence referred back to courts

composite image of Basil Peterkin (left) and Saliah Mehmet (right)
The cases of Basil Peterkin (left) and Saliah Mehmet have been referred back to the courts by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). Composite: supplied

Two men who died with convictions based on evidence from a disgraced police officer with a history of racism and corruption have had their cases referred back to the courts.

The referral of the cases of Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) comes after nine other convictions relating to British Transport Police (BTP) officer DS Derek Ridgewell were quashed.

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