Posted on 11/19/2013 6:37:28 AM PST by Olog-hai
Retired police officers have warned they could be forced to reveal information which would undermine the peace process during any truth commission into Northern Ireland’s past.
The warning from The Northern Ireland Retired Police Officers’ Association (NIRPOA) came in a 64-page submission to the Haass Commission for dealing with the past.
The submission makes it clear that the body represents officers who have been involved in what was known as the “shoot to kill” policy, a term they reject, and it is also known to represent many retired Special Branch officers. …
(Excerpt) Read more at belfasttelegraph.co.uk ...
how about the fact that all of the top IRA guys were in fact turned British agents?
(Not that I’m opposed to that...)
Heavens to Mergatroid. There’s still a peace process in Northern Ireland?
I think it’s like Palestine. As long as some of the former combatants can use it to extort concessions, there will be a “peace process”, rather than a peace.
I am bumping this 2013 thread, because of the recent event of the arrest of Gerry Adams.
Ulster’s past, the peace process, etc ....
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