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'on-the-run' bill
Nov. 16th, 2005 11:00 amhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4440926.stm
I don't like this. I don't like it at all.
It applies to just about anyone who did anything related to paramilitaries/terrorism and didn't get caught.
This could be a paramilitary on-the-run, someone living in Northern Ireland who is charged with an offence before 1998 or a member of the security forces accused of an offence committed when they were combating terrorism.
The case would then go to a special tribunal, consisting of a retired judge sitting without a jury. The tribunal would have all the normal powers of the Crown Court but accused would not have to appear for their trial.
So no public trial, no jury, no judgement, no prison sentence for these thugs, maimers and murderers. They don't even have to SHOW UP. Presumably they can just get their 'You're Guilty!' certificate in the post to hang on the wall.
Apparently it's linked to the prisoner release part of the GFA. Except for the whole part where they were at least tried and sent to prison in the first place. Besides, we all know just how well that has worked out (cf loyalist feuds, CIRA, Northern bank robbery, drug dealing, rioting, Adair, Shoukri, Robert McCartney...).
Also, lets not forget this is being proposed by the same government who want to lock up these nasty NEW possible terrorists for 3 months without trial, while letting the actual terrorists over here get away with murder - in a VERY literal way - because the people pretending to control them (or in the case of the uda/uvf actually admitting they have no control over them anymore) have said they'll play nicely. Honest Gov.
Bah. This is spoiling my day of Gaiman-Squee.
ETA Now THIS is much better news. Cheered me up no end.
Ian Paisley's daughter Rhonda is suing the DUP for sexual discrimination.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4442060.stm
You go girl!
I don't like this. I don't like it at all.
It applies to just about anyone who did anything related to paramilitaries/terrorism and didn't get caught.
This could be a paramilitary on-the-run, someone living in Northern Ireland who is charged with an offence before 1998 or a member of the security forces accused of an offence committed when they were combating terrorism.
The case would then go to a special tribunal, consisting of a retired judge sitting without a jury. The tribunal would have all the normal powers of the Crown Court but accused would not have to appear for their trial.
So no public trial, no jury, no judgement, no prison sentence for these thugs, maimers and murderers. They don't even have to SHOW UP. Presumably they can just get their 'You're Guilty!' certificate in the post to hang on the wall.
Apparently it's linked to the prisoner release part of the GFA. Except for the whole part where they were at least tried and sent to prison in the first place. Besides, we all know just how well that has worked out (cf loyalist feuds, CIRA, Northern bank robbery, drug dealing, rioting, Adair, Shoukri, Robert McCartney...).
Also, lets not forget this is being proposed by the same government who want to lock up these nasty NEW possible terrorists for 3 months without trial, while letting the actual terrorists over here get away with murder - in a VERY literal way - because the people pretending to control them (or in the case of the uda/uvf actually admitting they have no control over them anymore) have said they'll play nicely. Honest Gov.
Bah. This is spoiling my day of Gaiman-Squee.
ETA Now THIS is much better news. Cheered me up no end.
Ian Paisley's daughter Rhonda is suing the DUP for sexual discrimination.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4442060.stm
You go girl!
