I have amended the link in your message Eddie. You had posted to a misspelt version which seemed to have a lot less signatures.
Please sign this ePetition
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/MichaelCShields/A petition calling on the Prime Minister to recognise the
deep concerns people have about the safety of the conviction of
Michael Shields for a crime committed in Bulgaria. We call on
the Prime Minister and his Government to do all they can to
assist in persuading the Bulgarian Government to re-open the
case and for them to look at new and existing evidence.
Further the Prime Minister is called upon to ask the Bulgarian
Authorities through Interpol to ask for further investigations
to be carried out by Merseyside Police by interviewing those
who have provided new and additional information supporting
Michael Shields claim to be innocent of the assault on
Bulgarian Waiter Martin Georgiev.
Michael Shields was convicted of a crime he claims he did not
commit. Evidence was not allowed to be heard in the Bulgarian
Court which included evidence from people who confirmed that
Michael was indeed in his bed. Other evidence was not allowed
during an appeal because it was deemed to be too late,because
it was not heard in the original trial. This evidence and that
of new witnesses needs to be taken into account.
Michael Shields is now in a UK Prison and has served
nearly two years in May 2007 for a crime someone else has owned
up to. This Government should do all it possibly can to
persuade the Bulgarians to re-open this case and examine
thoroughly all the evidence that exists.
The petition has been set up by Cllr Joe Anderson of Liverpool Labour Party.