| ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 30th
1972, SOLDIERS FROM THE 1st PARACHUTE REGIMENT SHOT DEAD 13 PEOPLE. |
| THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
SET UP AN INQUIRY INTO THE SHOOTINGS WHICH LATER RULED THAT THE SOLDIERS
WERE NOT GUILTY OF MURDER. ON JANUARY 29th 1998, THE BRITISH PRIME
MINISTER, TONY BLAIR, MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: |
| ".... that a Tribunal
be established for inquiring into a definite matter of urgent public
importance, namely the events on Sunday 30 January 1972 which led to
loss of life in connection with the procession in Londonderry on that
day, taking account of any new information relevant to events on that
day." |
| As of 31 May 2002,
Northern Ireland Office funding of the Inquiry totalled £60.28 million.
The current estimated cost of the Inquiry to the Northern Ireland Office
is £120 million. If the Secretary of State's challenge to the Senior
Costs Judge's ruling on payments to Counsel for the families is
unsuccessful, that will add an estimated sum of at least £6 million to
the costs. |
| WHEN THE INQUIRY WAS TRANSFERRED TO LONDON, IT COST ANOTHER
£15M |
|
THE TOTAL
COST OF THIS NEW INQUIRY WILL COST THE TAX PAYERS AT LEAST £141M |
| REPUBLICANS ARE ALSO CALLING FOR AN
INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO THE KILLING OF A BELFAST SOLICITOR WHO HAD
FAMILY LINKS WITH THE IRA |
|
I THOUGHT GERRY
ADAMS SAID FORGET THE PAST AND LETS BUILD ON THE FUTURE |
|
AFTER ALL, THE FAMILIES
OF THOSE MURDERED BY REPUBLICAN SCUM OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS HAD TO
FORGET ABOUT THE PAST WHEN ALL THE TERRORISTS WERE RELEASED FROM PRISON |
