JOHN DOWNEY: UNIONISTS KNEW ABOUT DEAL, SAYS LEADING REPUBLICAN

February 26, 2014
John Downey

John Downey

A FORMER Sinn Fein spin doctor today insisted that unionists knew years ago about  a deal that so-called ‘On The Runs’ would not be pursued by police.

And Danny Morrison says many of them actually picked up their clearance letters from PSNI stations.

He spoke out after a court in Britain ruled that Donegal-based John Downey, a republican originally from County Clare, would not face prosecution for the deaths of four British soldiers in an IRA bomb attack in Hyde Park in London in 1982.

“The fact is that the DUP and the UUP knew about the clearance letters and that people had to sign for them in RUC barracks in some instances,” said Mr Morrison today.

“It’s a nonsense that the DUP did not know about the letters stating to people that they were not wanted.”

The PSNI has now apologised for issuing the letter which led to Mr Downey’s case being dropped.

He has consistently denied involvement in the incident and has worked tirelessly for the peace process for 20 years.

 


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