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Statement on behalf of
the Family of Denis Donaldson
In Response to Revelations in BBC Spotlight
20 October 2011 --
In April 2011,
we published new information that raised grave questions about the role PSNI
Special Branch members played in the circumstances leading to Denis's murder.
Disclosures by
BBC’s Spotlight programme (Tues. 18th Oct. ‘11) have confirmed
our statement of concerns.
PSNI Special
Branch members knew the movements and communications of Denis Donaldson, and his
wife Alice, during the time that he had sought refuge in Donegal.
One former
senior member of PSNI Special Branch knows how this information was obtained,
why it was gathered, where it was processed, who accessed it, and what was done
with it. His code-name is ‘Lenny’. He is Denis’s former PSNI Special
Branch handler. 'Lenny' remained a senior member of PSNI Special Branch until
earlier this year when he retired from that organisation.
It is now
apparent that the issues of complaint, deemed to be “grave and exceptional” that
were raised with the current Police Ombudsman were systematically suppressed.
The role played by ‘Lenny’ had been central to our family’s complaint. The
current Police Ombudsman did not even interview ‘Lenny’.
The current
Police Ombudsman further demonstrated bland indifference to the content of a
journal, which Denis Donaldson had secretly compiled, but which was seized by
Gardai at the scene of his murder. They continue to withhold that material from
the family citing “security concerns”.
Our solicitors are now preparing legal action in light of
the Police Ombudsman’s handling of our complaint.
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