Parity of prosecution for McGuinness - Allister
14 June 2010
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister QC
"In anticipation of persecution hysteria, from predictable sources, being whipped up on the back of the Saville Report, I make it plain that justice must be even-handed and, therefore, there should be no question of soldiers being charged unless and until IRA leader McGuinness is made amenable for his crimes in Londonderry.
"Why should soldiers be villified and prosecuted after 40 years, but IRA leaders like McGuinness, active at the time in the city, walk free? The political considerations which have protected McGuinness from prosecution over the years* ought never to have protected him, but post Saville there should be no question of such continuing while soldiers are targetted for prosecution."
*http://www.jimallister.org/default.asp?blogID=1676
