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Belfast Project: Gerry Adams Arrested In McConville Murder Case
Gerry Adams, member of the Irish parliament for Louth and president of Sinn Féin, was arrested yesterday in connection with the investigation of the murder of Jean McConville in 1972. The exact procedural posture of the case is a little unclear to me: on the one hand, the news reports make it clear that Mr.……
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Belfast Project: Are The Tapes Worth Anything In The Ivor Bell Case?
Ever since the arrest of Ivor Bell, I’ve been reading and hearing folks who had previously argued that no criminal prosecutions would ever come of the Belfast Project subpoenas saying that the tapes can’t or won’t aid the UK authorities in the criminal prosecution.
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More Belfast Project News: The PSNI Wants To Question Anthony McIntyre
With apologies to readers who are interested in things other than the Belfast Project, and with a hat-tip to Chris Bray for the pointer, here is a second update in as many days. The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that the PSNI is seeking to question Anthony McIntyre, one of the lead Belfast Project researchers, in……
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Belfast Project: Criminal Charges Filed In the McConville Murder Case
Ivor Bell, allegedly a senior member of the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, was arrested last week on charges of aiding and abetting the murder of Jean McConville. For those who have been following the Belfast Project case here for a while, this is interesting for a few reasons.
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Belfast Project: Chris Bray Says “I Told You So!”
Longtime contributor Chris Bray comments on the implications of the collapse of the Downey trial for the Belfast Project.