Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion
Ms Michelle Gildernew:
Professor McEvoy and Mr. Holder have given us an amazing insight into the legacy Bill but I think Mr. Holder's last point is the key one. It is my view that this is all happening so that the British Government never has to admit to the decisions it made with regard to our people. We have just been through the Aidan McAnespie trial. It is clear that a decision was taken and carried out, and it was no accident - someone made a decision to shoot Aidan McAnespie dead. There is much in there.
To my mind, the fact that Boris Johnson had the cover and amount of support in Westminster to be able to bring this through, along with the massive shift to the right post Brexit, means this is a British Government trying to rewrite history in order to be never held accountable for what it did here. I definitely think that. If Mr. Holder would like to expand on it, that would be brilliant. It has been an excellent discussion, however. I thank both Mr. Holder and Professor McEvoy.
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