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Ballymurphy inquest: Reaction as ruling finds ten people killed were innocent
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Northern Ireland veteran faces prosecution over Ballymurphy deaths Robert Mendick © Provided by The Telegraph Relatives of Frank Quinn celebrate after the coroner the Ballymurphy inquest found the victims to be entirely innocent
A former paratrooper faces prosecution over the Ballymurphy “massacre” after a coroner ruled yesterday that 10 “entirely innocent” victims were shot dead by the British Army in Belfast almost 50 years ago.
A judge presiding over the inquest concluded that the soldier – who can be identified only as M3 – killed Edward Doherty, a builder, during three days of violence in August 1971.
The ruling came on the day the Government promised it would introduce legislation to protect veterans of the Northern Ireland conflict from being dragged to court. The commitment made in the Queen’s Speech was immediately questioned by Johnny Mercer, the former veterans’ minister, who was sacked before he could resign, who said: “I just
Ballymurphy Massacre inquest: It is a weight off my shoulders, it s been 50 years of serious hard grief and pain The Connolly family after Coroner Mrs Siobhan Keegan attributed nine of the ten shootings in the Ballymurphy Massacre, including that of their mum, Joan, to the British Army. Picture by Liam McBurney/PA Wire 11 May, 2021 15:04
Edward (Eddie) Doherty (31)
The son of one of the Ballymurphy Massacre victims says he felt a sense of relief after the coroner ruled the use of force in shooting his father Eddie Doherty was disproportionate.
Patrick Doherty said he wished his mother had lived long enough to hear the coroner s findings.
Ballymurphy inquest: Families fury as ruling finds ten people killed were innocent
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Feds Broaden Bribery Case Against Ex-Cook County Official
Law360 (May 7, 2021, 9:12 PM EDT) Federal prosecutors in Chicago have expanded their bribery case against a former Cook County official they d initially charged over his work for a red-light camera company, adding charges that pinpoint his role in bribery schemes involving other public officials.
Prosecutors filed a superseding indictment against Patrick Doherty on Thursday, claiming that beyond his bribes for the camera company, he also executed bribery schemes with former Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski, who s pled guilty to extortion, and former Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval, who d admitted he d accepted bribes but died in December following a COVID-19 hospitalization. The latest indictment also charges Doherty with several counts.
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