Description
| Product ID: | 9780750992473 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Freshwater Five |
| Subtitle: | A Fishing Crew's Fight for Justice after being Jailed for 104 Years |
| Authors: | Author: Jamie Green |
| Subjects: | True crime, True crime, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, Isle of Wight |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The shocking true story of five fishermen sentenced to 104 years for a crime they didn't commit All I am is a fisherman. That’s all I’m guilty of, Your Honour. On 31 May 2010 eleven holdalls were discovered along the shore near Freshwater on the Isle of Wight; when opened they contained £53m worth of cocaine – the biggest haul ever found in UK waters. A local fishing crew was accused of waiting in the Channel for the bags to be thrown from a passing cargo ship in an operation allegedly masterminded by a local scaffolder. The Freshwater Five is a true story that cuts to the heart of the British judicial system. Did five men really attempt one of the world’s biggest drug smuggling operations – or were they simply in the wrong place, at the wrong time? Why did the police hastily alter key surveillance statements, why were logs blacked out or mysteriously left empty – and why was crucial evidence never disclosed at trial? All five men fiercely denied the allegations, but a jury rejected their version of the events. This is the story of what actually happened as told by the skipper of the crew. It’s a story that reveals the human misery of brutal prison sentences and a story that leaves the reader with one question: Does the British legal system really dispense justice? |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-06-17 |
