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I DIDN’T WANT TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO …

Posted By: July 07, 2013

“I don’t want to say I told you so, but I did  — and told the entire U.S. Congress.” That was how Fr. Sean Mc Manus reacted to the positively damning report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) on the Historical Enquiries Team (HET). HET was established in 2005 as a ” cold cases […]

HET’S COVER-UP: DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN

Posted By: July 07, 2013

Irish- Americans shocked but not surprised CAPITOL HILL. Thursday, July 4, 2013 —-   “I don’t want to say I told you so, but I did  — and told the entire U.S. Congress.” That was how Fr. Sean Mc Manus — President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus — reacted to the positively damning report by […]

“HET Perverted the Course of Justice in State Killings”

Posted By: July 07, 2013

Speaking today from Belfast following a private meeting between families and the HMIC who delivered their report on the Historical Enquiries Team ( HET), Relatives for Justice Director Mark Thompson has said “The report today by the HMIC is damning. It is clear that the HET operate with no policies, no procedures and no terms […]

NORTHERN IRELAND’S KILLINGS REVIEW TEAM CRITICIZED IN REPORT

Posted By: July 07, 2013

Gerry Moriarty. Irish times (London).Thursday, July 4, 2013, 10:30 The Police Service of Northern Ireland is to conduct a long-term review of the Historical Enquiries Team (Het) after a detailed report found it was less rigorous in its investigation of British state killings than of paramilitary killings. The damning report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of […]

HET CRITICIZED

Posted By: July 04, 2013

  Northern Ireland killings team criticized for ‘inconsistencies’ It treated deaths caused by troops and police with less rigour than others, says official report  David McKittrick, The Independent ( London).Wednesday,  July  3, 2013 A major “cold cases” team which investigates thousands of Northern Ireland troubles killings treated deaths caused by troops and police with less […]

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