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Rex Martinich

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Man wrongfully jailed seeks justice for all in court | History Defined

Terry Irving is seeking compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned in 1993 over a bank robbery. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

An Indigenous man seeking compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned over a bank robbery decades ago says he is fighting for accountability in the justice system for all people.

Terry Irving was jailed for four-and-a-half years after being found guilty of the armed robbery of a Cairns bank in 1993.

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