Truth must come out on Claudy
THE ramifications over the conspiracy by government, RUC and Roman Catholic Church in the non-arrest of the leading suspect in the 1972 IRA bombings in Claudy must be addressed and Prime Minister David Cameron cannot dodge this issue.
The report into the deaths of nine people at Claudy has devastated survivors and victims' families with the most shocking revelation that Roman Catholic priest James Chesney was widely acknowledged as the leader of the IRA gang responsible.
The priest is now dead and chances of apprehending and bringing to justice other suspects is remote, but the families deserve justice. Since the Saville inquiry into the 'Bloody Sunday' deaths in Londonderry, Mr Cameron has said there will be no more expensive inquiries.
However, Ulster Unionist councillor and Claudy bomb survivor Mary Hamilton says relatives deserve nothing less than the truth, particularly in what was known about Chesney's activities and why the then Secretary of State William Whitelaw connived to allow him to escape arrest.
Mrs Hamilton has written directly to David Cameron calling for government action on the matter, but she also feels there are others in high positions who must come forward with the truth.
In seeking the truth, she places particular emphasis on Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who, by his own admission, was a senior IRA 'commander' in Londonderry at the time of Claudy.
Very pointedly, she asserts: "Surely to goodness Martin McGuinness will have the guts to come forward and tell the truth to the families."
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