-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! IRA's mockery of justice 06may01 THE human rights of IRA terrorists shot dead in an SAS ambush as they tried to blow up a police station and murder the officers inside were violated, a European court ruled yesterday. In a decision condemned as "astonishing and perverse", seven judges said Britain should pay the families of the eight men - among them some of the IRA's most notorious killers - $30,000 each because the cases were not properly investigated. The European Court of Human Rights also made similar awards to the families of two other IRA men and a Sinn Fein member killed in separate incidents. British taxpayers face a total bill from the action of $670,000 including legal costs. There were fears the ruling could lead to further compensation claims from relatives of terrorists killed by security forces. The judges, including one Briton and an Albanian who spent his early years tracking down opponents of the former communist regime, did not rule that the deaths were unlawful. Their unanimous ruling related to procedural matters. It was greeted with jubilation by the families and with outrage by Unionists and the Royal Ulster Constabulary. David Trimble, Ulster Unionist leader and First Minister at the Northern Ireland Executive, said the judgment was "astonishing and perverse". "There would be people who would call into question the competence and the judgment of the European Court," he said. A spokesman for the Police Federation, which represents RUC officers, said: "If IRA members are killed in action carrying out a murderous deed, they will be rewarded with a lump sum or pension. There really is no justice." Asked if the government would pay compensation, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair, said: "That is something that will have to be looked at." The IRA unit, known as the "A Team", was ambushed by the SAS as it attacked Loughgall police station in County Armagh in May 1987. The gang exploded a large bomb which killed two RUC officers. As the gang jumped from its van intending to shoot dead any survivors, the SAS opened fire, killing all eight and a motorist caught in the crossfire. Weapons recovered at the scene were later linked to eight murders. An 11-week-old baby girl was hurt by flying glass when a bomb was thrown at a police station in Belfast, Northern Ireland, yesterday. Her injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
