Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families

Ms Carmel Quinn:

Yes, regarding Senator Blaney's question on whether truth recovery was enough. When I first started this, I just wanted the truth about what happened to my brother. For 23 years, we gathered the information because we did not know what had happened. After going through the process and getting the verdict that he was innocent, I want more. My expectations for my brother should not be any less than any other citizen's. He was murdered. Therefore, he should have justice. Just because it was carried out by the British state, that should not be denied to me. If any other citizen's life was taken, it would be investigated properly and there would be a conviction at the end. I know that time is a factor, but the British strategy is to deny and wait people out. This needs to be addressed. I could not feel stronger about this. We need to be firm, stand together and tell them that there must be due process. They committed a crime.

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