Allister Signs up to Charter for Innocent Victims
19 April 2013
TUV leader Jim Allister has pledged his full support for the Charter for Innocent Victims which was launched this morning at Stormont.
Commenting after signing the Charter Mr Allister said:
“This document touches upon a number of issues which are of great concern to the innocent victims of terrorism including the perverse definition of victim which equates the innocent with the guilty, the attempts of Republicans with the help of various government agencies to re-write the Troubles by the use of words like “conflict” and “combatant” and the failure of the Republic of Ireland to face up to its role in the terrorist campaign.
“It is, however, understandable that the attention of many commenters will be drawn to point 3 of the Charter which calls for “a halt to the Maze “Conflict Transformation Centre” Project”. While the Charter has been taking shape for a period of time it is timely that the large number of victims represented by this umbrella group should make their opposition to the terror shrine absolutely clear.
“How can Mr Donaldson and others in the DUP claim that the Centre will contain a balanced and truthful account of the Troubles when innocent victims of Republican violence are united in their opposition to the plan and will have nothing to do with it?
“Understandably the Charter makes it clear that a project which will “provide the means for terrorists to return to the Maze as “victims”, educationalists and quite possibly tour guides – self-cleansing them of their heinous crimes” is totally unacceptable to innocent victims.
“This isn’t the claim of TUV or the political opponents of the DUP but rather the innocent victims of Republican terrorism.
“The DUP claim they have a veto on anything that goes on at the Maze. Today’s event makes it clear that innocent victims of the IRA campaign want them to use that veto to put a halt to the “Conflict Transformation Centre”.
