Another Hillsborough Style Witch Hunt?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47540271

[agchristie]

//what about the 'letters of comfort' that were received by IRA men and others, promising that they would not be prosecuted? //

Others included John Downey who was suspected of involvement in the Hyde Park bombing.His initial trial five years ago collapsed as the police had gone on record stating he wasn't a person of interest.On further review,he is to be extradited from the Republic to face trial.

[ichkeria]

"Is nobody going to mention all the IRA bombers and murderers who were let out of prison as a result of the Good Friday Agreement - the doors were just about thrown open and they were waved out. And what about the 'letters of comfort' that were received by IRA men and others, promising that they would not be prosecuted? "

Letters of comfort were not a good idea. As for the others, they WERE all prosecuted. If it was up to me I would not have allowed any early releases, but sometimes ...

[ToraToraTora]

forget all the IRA attrocites, they won't be happy until they've HDQ'd some old soldier guilty of nothing more than trying to do a difficult job on the day. Welcome to TROB Britain.

[youngmafbog]

What should have happened is that a line was drawn under the whole ruddy mess and people from all sides allowed to move on.

The problem these days is there is too much money sloshing around for greedy Rumpoles to get rich on. £200 an hour and trebles all round.

[ToraToraTora]

Good point YMB, no dout there are blood sucking lawyers making a mint out of this. Why has this come up nearly half a century after the event?

[youngmafbog]

SAme as Saville, MJ and Ted Heath, there's a wad of cash awaiting for the simeballs like Shiner.

[ichkeria]

It’s hard enough to tell you two apart at the best of times.
Could one of you at least not get a nice red soviet version of your EUSSR thing?
(Not both of you, obviously :-) )

[grumpy01]

Most of this can be laid at the door of Anthony Blair and his Good Friday agreement.Soldiers treated like S??t whilst terrorists allowed to walk free.

[ichkeria]

Sorry but I have to say this:
That’s a really daft comment

[Peter Pedant]

dont be sorry - this IS AB !
you should be sorry for making sense - so few do, here

The problem these days is there is too much money sloshing around for greedy Rumpoles to get rich on. £200 an hour and trebles all round.

far too low - Savile bloody sunday 10 y and £150m
the dear sweet old soul was unstoppable and said - it is meant to work like this ....

[ToraToraTora]

ich 16:25 - as you wish!

[retrocop]

//you should be sorry for making sense - so few do, here//

Oh the irony of that remark . My sides are splitting.

[10ClarionSt]

I knew someone who was in that particular incident; in the Paras. He said it was a complete accident that the shooting started when one one of the Paras, moving backwards, fell over a small wall and his gun went off, resulting in others firing. Is it true? He said it was. But I can't believe these men are facing prosecution, when known Irish terrorists are given a pardon. Outrageous.

[agchristie]

//He said it was a complete accident that the shooting started when one one of the Paras, moving backwards, fell over a small wall and his gun went off, resulting in others firing..//

A critical piece of evidence.Any reference to it in the enquiry?

Surely,that would not be overlooked if true?

[agchristie]

A bit of perspective here:-

However, the Saville Inquiry, many years later, determined that Wilford had expressly disobeyed an order from a superior officer, Brigadier Pat MacLellan, who prohibited Wilford from sending troops into the Bogside. The Saville Inquiry found that MacLellan was not to blame for the shootings.[4] Lord Saville said Colonel Wilford was wrong to send soldiers into an unfamiliar area where there was risk of attack from Irish republican paramilitaries, in circumstances where the soldiers' response would risk civilians being killed or injured.

I wonder what Soldier F thinks about that part of the ruling?

[ichkeria]

Nice one TTT :-)

Shame about BA tho :-)

[ChillDoubt]

The Good Friday Agreement wiped the slate clean for hundreds of terrorists who all set out to murder, injure and maim every time they set about their activities.
Hundreds more were never brought to book nor prosecuted.
The soldiers on that day didn’t deliberately set out from barracks with the express purpose of killing someone.
The GFA should apply to all or none, no in between.
As for evidence being submitted some 47 years on, good luck with that.
Still, many in the legal profession have doubtless made a pretty penny over all this and will continue to do so for some time yet.

[agchristie]

Chill ///The soldiers on that day didn’t deliberately set out from barracks with the express purpose of killing someone.///

Col.Wilford defied a senior officer's instructions.I have heard him give several interviews over the years and he is deeply arrogant and dismissive in his attitude.He fails to recognise that any fault lies with his actions on the fateful day.

[Spicerack]

Off topic.
Ichi. My aunt, a nun, told me someone was 'as black as your boots'. Didn't really understand though I presumed it meant Protestant.
In view of your earlier description of your father, what exactly does it mean?

[chrissa1]

How have they identified One soldier after all these years? There would have been no cctv at that time.

How do they know it was This, man?