When some distant but important connections were established in relation to Butler-Sloss and Wolff; in respect of the child abuse enquiry, both, quite properly, resigned.
In Northern Ireland the senior prosecutor is unable to take part in the most important decisions in respect of the prosecution of republicans because of his former professional life.
Nobody seems to think that this is important.
Perhaps it is time for the Director of Public Prosecutions to do the honourable thing?
When Barra McGrory replied to my request for an investigation into McGuinness, regarding the murders of my parents, he said: “I have no reason to believe that there has not been a very thorough and comprehensive investigation of their deaths” That was when it had slipped his mind that at all material times he had been McGuinness’s lawyer.
That reply was last May, now, five months on, I am told that the PSNI and the PPS are to meet to discuss my concerns and allegations.
Readers may recall that Barra McGrory, on the basis of a Panorama programme, requested the Chief Constable to investigate the behaviour of the Army. When I asked him to carry out a similar exercise in respect of Martin McGuinness, he refused, then said that he had not refused , then delegated the decision to a senior member of his department.
Now the Attorney General has decided, on the basis of the same programme , to order new inquests into the deaths of Daniel Rooney and Patrick McVeigh.
I have today requested that the A-G order fresh inquests into the murders of my parents on the basis of extensive publications , over the years, asserting that McGuinness was head of northern command PIRA and that he approved the murders of my parents. I also request that the voluminous State intelligence on McGuinness is made available to the Coroner.
Let’s see how even handed the response is.
I first asked the DPP and the Chief Constable to make further enquiries into what I allege is the involvement of McGuinness in the murders of my parents, in May this year.
After insufficient responses from the PSNI, I gave them one final opportunity to respond, before I set out here the allegations. That matter has been with the DCC, Harris, for several weeks.
Having undecided a decision he had made against me, Barra McGrory delegated responsibility , on 5th June, to his Senior Assistant Director, Stephen Herron. He promptly went on leave. On 12th September, Mr Herron promised me a reply “within two weeks”.
I am still waiting.
I suppose I have to join the queue behind the decision whether to prosecute Adams, the review of Adams in respect of his brother’s case and the review into the cases associated with Ms Cahill .
Just to keep you updated on our MEP.
She hosted a meeting of innocent victims of terror at the EU. I presume they told their stories, were patted on the head and sent home. Nothing tangible came from it.
No mention of course of the billions of Euros of Gadafy’s money which the EU have frozen yet will not pay out to “innocent victims of terrorism”, and about which she will make no application.
Meantime she now wants you to back a campaign to refuse to pay money to the EU.
Bites the hand that feeds her?
Diane Dodds, what is she good for?
If you lived in a community where, over the years , people said “Joe Bloggs does all the burglaries about here”; you might expect that Joe would have a few convictions. If he had none you might wonder why. Ponder also when several of the local newspapers say; “Joe Bloggs is a burglar” and Joe does not sue for libel.
As with Joe, so with Martin. Soon , I will list all those who have accused him of membership of PIRA, of being on the army council [though it was never an “army” because they bleated like sheep when the SAS dealt with them], and of being head of northern command. Volunteer McGuinness has never sued. You can work that one out.
Readers may recall that this DUP MEP undertook to support my campaign for compensation for those killed or injured by PIRA semtex. I asked her to lobby the European Union for the release of a tiny fraction of the billions of pounds of frozen Libyan funds.
She agreed to help.
I have emailed her , asking for an update, on 25 September and 13 October, but no reply.
Those who voted for her might be interested in the subject matter of the ten written questions she is recorded by the EU as having asked in the period August to September 2014.
Tackling the hyper-sexualisation of society
Securing a safe and transparent food chain
Compliance with the EU Industrial Emissions Directive
EU législation pertaining to VAT registration
Support for those fleeing the Islamic State on Turkish Border
Sustaining an acceptable working age
Preventing a rise in EU anti-Semitism
EU action against the Islamic State
Protection for minority faith groups in Iraq
Improving air safety in conflict zones
Impressive stuff you might think and all close to the hearts and interests of the ordinary NI citizen
Mrs Dodds has an interesting record re question asking. On 20th May 2014 the Belfast News Letter reported that at the mid point of the last EU parliament, she had asked just 39 questions. But by April 2014, as the election neared, “that number had soared to 437”. The paper went on –of the 437 questions 77% have been asked “since the start of last year”
One wonders what the DUP is good for.
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