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No Credible Evidence To Support British Allegations

THIS letter appeared in The Irish News on Tuesday May 14th 2o19

IN REFERENCE to The Irish News reports (May 9th) on my appearance at the inquest into the killing of 10 people, including a priest and a mother of eight, by the British Parachute Regiment in Ballymurphy in August 1971.

In its two-and-a-half page coverage of the Ballymurphy Inquest – including its front page – The Irish News devotes…

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#All of these are pertinent matters in the context of trying to get truth and justice for the families of those killed #and devolpments at the hearing which were unrelated to him were given front page prominence on both Friday and Saturday of last week (May 10 #And not forgetting your other very close comrade Gerry! Marian Price was she not a close comrade of yours Gerry? Are these two honest Republ #and we are more than happy to provide him with the right of replay #apart from some incidents of token residence #by the British Parachute Regiment in Ballymurphy in August 1971 #Coverage of the Ballymurphy Inquest has been carried across more than 60 pages in The Irish News since the proceedings began five months ago #Even where it deals with my evidence at the inquest the primary focus of the reports remain on allegations around IRA membership rather than #His comments on our approach to his high profile appearance in the witness box should be viewed in this context #I repeatly and factually challenged the efforts by the Barrister representing the British Ministry of Defence to suggest that there were wid #I told the inquest that the IRA had decided not to engage with the British Army and had &039;faded away&039;#In its two-and-a-half page coverage of the Ballymurphy Inquest - including its front page - The Irish News devotes a full page and a half re #including a priest and a mother of eight #Instead he concentrated on allegations against me which have nothing to do with the matters being investigated by the inquest #It is telling that the council for the British Ministry of Defense did not properly challenge my evidence or put to me any of the detail of #It was your comrades who served with you in the Irish Republican Army #It wasn&039;t only the one either was it Gerry? Brendan &039;The Dark&039; Hughes was a very close and trusted comrade of yours #No Credible Evidence To Support British Allegations #none of which played any role in the killings by British Paras #or going about their lawful business #out looking for their children #That is because there was none #The EditorAnd this is from myself it wasn&039;t the British Ministry of Defense who were making recycled allegations about your membership #The vast majority of our reporting has made no reference to Mr Adams #They had no connection to any Republican organisation #They posed no threat to the British Army #They were trying to help neighbors who were fleeing from homes under attack by loyalist mobs #THIS letter appeared in The Irish News on Tuesday May 14th 2o19IN REFERENCE to The Irish News reports (May 9th) on my appearance at the inqu #This points to the reality that there is no credible evidence to support the British allegations of sustained gunfire directed at the Paratr #Those killed were entirely innocent neighbors

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