prosecutions

“we need to remove legacy policing from contemporary policing…”

Pete Baker on March 17, 2019, 3:00 pm | Readers 1466

A timely reminder, should one be needed, from Newton Emerson in the Irish Times this week, that when Sinn Féin talk about ‘agreement’ on the “need to remove legacy policing from contemporary policing” what they mean is “No prosecutions, please.” From Newton Emerson in the Irish Times It is all or nothing on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles. Either all sides must face the same prospect of prosecutions and convictions, or all sides must be given an amnesty …

The jury is out (for some)

Blank on June 17, 2010, 2:28 pm | Readers 5

With the publication of the Saville Report focus is now shifting to the possibility of prosecutions, some paratroopers are already under investigation by the Public Prosecutions Service over perjury at the inquiry but it is unknown if any criminal investigations and/or prosecutions will take place over events on the day. The DUP’s Peter Robinson has called for no prosecutions I think from a political point of view I have to say that I do not believe that there is anything …

Some families ask Cowen to help with prosecutions

Mick Fealty on June 17, 2010, 12:52 am | Readers 2

Interesting snippet from Breaking News which states: Members of the McKinney, Duddy, Nash and Young families held talks with Brian Cowen in Dublin this evening – when they presented him with an original copy of the Saville report, which was published yesterday. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: …