Letter: Not too late for politicians in Stormont to heed Bertie Ahern's advice after signing of 1998 Good Friday Agreement
A letter from George Millar:
The horrors of our past troubles have scared many of the elderly and frail former security force members.
The internal physical and psychological challenges they face daily are ignored by both legal and judicial processes, allegedly in the name of truth and justice.
The Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998 was to represent a new beginning for all the people in Northern Ireland.
Sadly, forces opposed to the existence of Northern Ireland have demonstrated their indifference to the suffering experienced by former security force members who put their lives in danger to protect all communities in Northern Ireland.
Both legal and judicial actions have placed the focus of truth and justice on the actions of the British security forces during the Troubles. This is a policy supported by both the British and Irish governments.
When unionist politicians signed up to these processes they were unprepared for the outcome.
For these elderly and frail former security force members, they await the dreaded knock on their door from the legacy unit demanding answers on their past actions.
Unionist politicians have always been described as slow learners.
Maybe they could learn a lesson from Bertie Ahern after the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998 when he said we should draw a line under the past.
It is not too late for politicians in Stormont to unite and end this divisive process.
George Millar, Newtownards