Posted By: May 13, 2014
BY ROBERT FISK – Belfast Telegraph,12 MAY, 2014 The law is the law is the law. So I was taught as a child. But it’s all baloney. Take the case of Gerry Adams, “arrested” and then released after chatting to the Northern Ireland police – I notice the cops did not use the […]
Posted By: May 13, 2014
Press Release — Pat Finucane Center 13 May 2014 The decision by the PSNI [ Police Service of Northern Ireland] not to fully investigate shootings carried out by the secret plainclothes British army unit, the Military Reaction Force, is a ‘travesty of justice’ according to the PFC. Following a BBC Panorama programme broadcast in […]
Posted By: May 10, 2014
Patrick Murphy. Irish News ( Belfast). Saturday, May 10, 2014 SOLVING political problems is the preserve of politicians. Building trust in policing is a matter for all of us. so while the political fall-out from the arrest of Gerry Adams is likely to be resolved, to some extent, after the elections, allegations concerning the integrity […]
Posted By: May 08, 2014
If evidence is sufficient, it would be entirely proper for deputy DPP to take into account impact of charges on peace process Joshua Rozenberg • The Guardian.com, Tuesday May 6, 2014 Nobody should have been surprised when Gerry Adams was released without charge on Sunday night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland may think it has enough evidence against the Sinn Féin president to justify […]
Posted By: May 08, 2014
“In the meantime the inertia of Dublin and London is entirely responsible for last week’s dangerous circumstances. Unfortunately neither the NIO[ Northern Ireland Office] nor the Department of [Irish ]Foreign Affairs has a politician with the guts, principle or imagination to take the matter in hand and act to prevent similar danger to peace erupting next month or next year.” Brian Feeney, Irish […]