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Kingsberry case The High Court in Belfast granted permission in early July for the family of a former member of the UDA, William Kingsberry – shot dead in 1991, to sue Libya for supplying the assault rifle used by the IRA unit that killed him. New approach The Kingsberry case, which is civil not criminal, is a new approach to gaining compensation for those killed or injured by Libyan-supplied matériel – and will be the first of many. Kevin Winters of KRW Law is bringing a number of civil cases against the Libyan State to gain compensation for victims. The PSNI initially refused to confirm that Libyan-supplied Semtex was used in explosions after 1986; but a case brought by Belfast solicitors KRWLaw in Belfast on behalf of a number of victims has established the link to the AKM rifle used in the 1991 Kingsberry case. The Kingsberry case creates a precedent for many other victims. ....
Victims of Libya-funded IRA bombings - including Enniskillen, Harrod's and even Omagh - seek compensation from sovereign wealth fund, much of which was embezzled by General Gaddafi, of a bankrupt and war-torn country. villagemagazine.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from villagemagazine.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Over a lengthy career in journalism Roy Greenslade has written millions of words. But a handful out of a 4,000-word article in the British Journalism Review (and The Sunday Times) explaining his support for Irish republicanism and the IRA have now cast a shadow over all that went before. In the piece, he talks about his friendship with Pat Doherty, who has been named in parliament as a former member of the Provisional IRA. He states: “From very early on in our friendship [with Doherty and his wife], we four found ourselves in complete agreement about the right of the Irish people to engage in armed struggle. ....
We trace the connections between the terrorist group and a prominent journalist 5 March 2021 • 8:47pm Roy Greenslade has revealed that while working at the heart of Fleet Street he had been secretly devoted to the paramilitary cause The IRA weapons dump at a remote spot in the Welsh countryside was thought to be intended for a Christmas bombing campaign on the British mainland. In the autumn of 1989 the Sunday Times had heard that police were keeping watch on the secret cache but, with the agreement of Scotland Yard, had chosen not to publish details of its existence. The authorities needed more time. ....