We had to end the terror: John Downey’s freedom was part of the difficult deal that achieved peace in Northern Ireland
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Guardian The bitterness of families and friends of the four soldiers killed in the 1982 Hyde Park terrorist atrocity over the John Downey debacle is understandable. After being officially cleared as a suspect, he was prosecuted in circumstances I still find astonishing; then on Tuesday that prosecution was aborted. No wonder there is anger on all sides. Northern Ireland’s first minister, Peter Robinson, says he’ll resign unless there is a judicial inquiry – even though there will meanwhile be a police ombudsman inquiry.
We had to end the terror: John Downey’s freedom was part of the difficult deal that achieved peace in Northern Ireland
We had to end the terror: John Downey’s…
We had to end the terror: John Downey’s freedom was part of the difficult deal that achieved peace in Northern Ireland
Guardian The bitterness of families and friends of the four soldiers killed in the 1982 Hyde Park terrorist atrocity over the John Downey debacle is understandable. After being officially cleared as a suspect, he was prosecuted in circumstances I still find astonishing; then on Tuesday that prosecution was aborted. No wonder there is anger on all sides. Northern Ireland’s first minister, Peter Robinson, says he’ll resign unless there is a judicial inquiry – even though there will meanwhile be a police ombudsman inquiry.