Derek Ridgewell
Derek Ridgewell was a former Detective Sergeant with the British Transport Police, whose corrupt practices in the 1960s and 1970s led to the wrongful convictions of several individuals from the African and Caribbean communities in the UK, prompting recent apologies and restitution efforts from the police force.
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Derek Ridgewell was the head of the BTP pickpocket squad who was involved in corrupt practices that led to the wrongful convictions of several individuals.
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