Unionism failing to face up to truth about collusion
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew responding to the Ken Maginnis attack on the Police
Ombudsman has said that it is yet further evidence of the deep and profound
inability of unionism to face up to the truth about collusion.
Ms
Gildernew said:
"The Police Ombudsman's Report into the murder of
Raymond McCord jnr represents the tip of the iceberg. Yet not only did it
expose the extent and nature of collusion it also cruelly exposed the deep
and profound failure of unionism to face up to the truth about collusion.
"You
have to wonder whether certain unionists really have any commitment to delivering
real accountability into the policing structures and to the rule of law and
policing that is free from partisan political control.
"Ken
Maginnis would make a more positive contribution to the future of our society
and the development of a new beginning to policing and justice if he challenged
both former and serving members of the PSNI, RUC, RIR and UDR, of which he
was a member, to co-operate fully with the Police Ombudsman
"The
fact is that, particularly former members of the RUC and PSNI have not co-operated
with Nuala O`Loan and indeed the Ombudsman has highlighted the destruction
of evidence by such former members as frustrating future prosecutions and
convictions." ENDS