A Public Inquiry into the dublin amman bombings. It still took 7 years for the Irish Government 6 years after the iras 994. 00 cease fire to agree to a strict form of inquiry under Justice Henry byron the inquiry found in his own careful words and despite london refusing to cooperate with the inquiry that the case for collusion was neither fanciful nor absurd. Crucially however for the families bereaved by other glennon martyrs north of the border byron published a full appendix listing the ballistic links between other key attacks. After publication of the barn report it became obvious that there was still no response from the state. Very serious allegations of criminality were not be investigated that there was going to be no response and so we decided that we should respond we should bring people in and their National Figures so we approached a number of people u. N. Investigators whod worked to el salvador people whod worked on the set off Interest Commission and others academics lawyers peoples experience and we invited them to ireland and i asked them to look at the evidence to me was whistleblowers to meet with families to meet with p. S. And i was seated on many others and to troll their own conclusions to draw up their own report the International Panel report which is what they did and for us it was a very valuable experience to have people from outside the jurisdiction come here look at the evidence and come to their own conclusions. 10 years ago from 2004 to 2006 i had the privilege of chairing an independent International Inquiry into potential collusion by British Security forces in. Military killings of catholics in northern ireland. They certainly were a few bad apples there are a significant number. Agents from within the e. U. See the u. D. R. Who were involved directly in these killings who are in collusion with them. And their activities their illegal activities according to the evidence we received. To their immediate superiors putting a number of chief inspectors inspectors where we were not able to ascertain if. The chain of command this went we do know that senior authorities in london. Information that should have caused them to further investigations of this collusion. We found no no indication that they took their obligation seriously. The next big step change came when they historically Inquiries Team was set up to investigate all the. Of the conflict which quickly. All. The conflicts and within that organization. There was a special team to investigate claims of collusion the state was allegedly involved in it was headed by a particularly intelligent determined detective. A full review number of the. Involved. And. Security forces of a directly involved but as the review can seniors we found out more. About the. I was involved in some of those cases. The one case that totally surprised me was the the fatal bombing of the step in in august launching 76 people were killed where there was overseen by. Police officers. That really flabbergasted me by the lack of response from the only you see. It was quite evident from the outside looking at certain interviews material and documents that elements of the all you see knew that some of their offices who were planning and eventually carried out the face of the stuff in so many others which are. Suspecting customers. What its incomprehensible to me. That they all use a. Level were aware that a bombing was being carried out and in fact the bombing of the. Knowing who was responsible and knowing who they were they still did nothing about it. None of those officers were arrested until 1917. And even then my words arrested specifically for the step in they were arrested for other matters. From the 976 until december 19th. The all you see did nothing. For us to step in bombing was the smoking gun because although we believe that it was very similar to a lot of other attacks in the clans there is the difference with the step in was the Historical Enquiries Team under steve morris managed to find all the paperwork. Which shows that that. What the authorities had known about. The plan leading up to the step in the carrying out of the bombing itself and the fact that although they knew every Single Person whod been involved in the planning the old coordination the determining of the target the making of the ball the storing up the bomb everything then you everybody and everything about this ball despite that and spite the fact that 2 people were killed and a huge number of other people were very seriously engines not one Single Person was charged or convicted without bombing despite the i. E. C. Knowing everything about it. The more we realize that all those years were the easier of course. They have this did not the same came true even if. Relief. That i had gone on to a court. Because i knew the army was there and check the whole thing out of me in check dish kono pharma and they told us. Their army and the british was in Company Argentina bonior. And known as the are you question. And question on the haiti teetotallers one thing that there was this survey of around the mid afternoon and then you had bowman there for years. This did committed the murder that is not just order. And wait your partner changed the bed. Only part of the inquest put forward and no more time age. Oh no what they dont. It was clear deals from seein the individual reports that were coming from the story to Inquiries Team what we were looking at here was was. Coordinated attacks. Some of the same people used the same weapons same farmhouses same high same modus operandi or working together and truly understand what was happening and who needed to be looked at as a whole the daily thing else would be to each individual attack to individualize it which didnt tell the bigger story the story that was understood a tree said quarters it was understood Army Headquarters at the time that these were coordinated actions and indeed that some members of the Security Forces were taking part in these attacks and so we said to the cittie that the only way to properly understand this was to produce an overarching report they agreed they began to work on it was never completed was never delivered. When we think the prospect of an overarching. Report. Within the pearson because. The conclusions would have been just too strong it would have essentially made the case. And in fact it would have amounted to recognition confirmation that collusion existed within the Security Forces in this particular sector in the conflict i suppose politically for many many other reasons just comfortable for many people for the british government. Pulling out of the overarching report on that really is just unacceptable for the families. The fundamental elements of my report would have been for these questions be almost how is it a group of place officers. Know that they can go back to a farm where there is a bomb in a car having been on the surveillance and yet they know they can go back the following. And the bomb goes off well dive in the confidence that they were not going to be apprehended there and then. Some lights a stage for me that is the biggest question that needs to be answered. Desperate to get to the truth before some of the elderly bereaved relatives die steve morris is on answered questions were put before the courts and. Their lawyers challenged the haitis failure to provide the thematic reports that they were promised. Amongst the legal exhibits provided to the high court was a copy of on cadwallader as lethal allies the 1st time any such group was accepted as a legal exhibit in the northern courts. In july 27 tane the courts delivered a stunning victory for the families ordering the chief constable to come up within weeks with and sceptical independent fully resourced report to fulfil its e. T. S. Promise. Humiliated the chief constable the pain despite objections from the very families 11 of whom it passed away since the court case began. Hargrove for the families today it honest was just being very disappointing that the overarching report that would have pulled everton together and who made all the connections i wasnt being completed to there. How important is today for the. Horton its frustrating yes it was disappointing you have your ups and downs equally in this story but i did however frustration and sadness its me there are people all. No theyre not and will have lost families who are getting up this morning wondering if this is going to be a good day and they finally get some justice. So these days you never know what the courts are going to decide but theres no doubt about it in the 3 months since groundbreaking victory in the courts on the 28th of july 27th although the p. S. And i and the stakes were ordered by the judge to negotiate with us and come forward with a green route to our inquiry enter a horse weve just discovered that they have done nothing. Absolutely nothing so if you are an individual or a citizen and you are ordered to do something by of course you have to do it because somehow if your police force and you are all the right course to something you can get away with doing nothing at least 3 months and if they decide to appeal today which is possible it could just lay everything right here some of our family members are also ill they might be here and am just see the report that theyve wasted and thought the sun on come into existence. Has changed american lives but pharmaceutical companies have a miraculous solution. Based drugs the people who are chronic pain and believe that their opioid prescription is working for them on the remedy be certain to do the price that they paid was the dependency in addiction to opiates the long term use there really isnt scientifically justified but all study actually suggest that. The long term effects may not just be the absence of benefit but actually that they may be causing long term harm. When i was told some seem wrong all but all all just all. In the world yet to shape our disdain becomes to educate and in gains from it equals betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Truth. Is a hugely pivotal day for the families and their faith for justice for 2 reasons the 1st one the courthouse and the rare move ordered that they play should not take action on complete the report that was promised to all of these families the 2nd issue is as an unprecedented move the court has asked for the place to provide often even evidence compelling and setting a way they have not given any notes or records as to why this decision was taken the reality is this decision has been made clear by the court is as irrational but only awful by tame that justice was no longer delayed to the follies of going on and i just was done in the peace completed the support without any endless litigation. Almost 4 years since we started this case and. I have watched family members from doug and pos way on theres other family members thats are at the going on serious pasta. For the families their spin on emotional torture a sick a lot logical torture. And its near tame that. George hamilton relays that enough is enough on the day off the dangers sure are you see days are over to have a proper place in the house to be a furnace and justice thank you. Very. Soon fall weve identified 38 people who were involved in the murders of 120 past people who are members of the circle Security Forces weve named most of them there may be others we dont know of very few spend a day in jail now thats too many people over short few he has involved in 120 matches in one geographic small geographical area to be explainable by the bad apples larry as far as the victims were concerned they would just come natural to. And what was the state systemic policy of collusion now as far as the family is a concern and they have the right to truth and justice some want apology and acknowledgment others want day in court will support whatever they choose. Well its amazing how the truth comes archer is charged by rich oh absolutely that said it comes like go down to the door. And it has happened from time to time. Some people have for a not conscious has taken them and they have revealed different material and as years have gone by of course of this ive been interested in of trying to find out the truth of what happened and who was responsible but at the same time a lot of awfully sick killings havent been. Going to church at the authorities today and they had to care for information about the media you do you fear for our pollution but what in comparison to the sure bunch of collusion and the on salt its not all that its not very creative. Get. On shushed and h. S. Just at the only just a style of god not. A stone for cut now. Those. Clues are for what they did. Section made on ahead tell. The tale this last more. Shows got the police protection. And. I think it went to the very very top. I think it. Crossed the water where politicians. Knew what was going on and gave the go ahead. On basically the artichoke without pain. Doing a great job bodies bought. Dont be getting caught and drop and also into problems. I suppose what still needs to be doen is they get an acknowledgement of what actually helped the other states in the period of the troubles to the period of the conflict take to protect themselves as a neutral arbiter at this stage that story doesnt stack up any more the british were involved in the most killings they were involved with loyalist paramilitaries. Her alone. I suppose my abiding hope would be that we can tell that story and that we can honor those who lost their lives to the collusive acts of members of the Security Forces. Me having the white clothes of filling stations and a few lonely street lamps among fields you climb the hills towards newton how moved past the fuse forest beneath the stars. Along that road a high bare pilgrims track where sweeney fled before the bloodied heads gold beards and dogs eyes in a demon pack blazing out of the ground snapping and squealing. What lays ahead of you. 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