I
view the RUC/PSNI as irreformable. In fact the
whole mechanism of the British created state-let
is irreformable, and needs to be dismantled layer
by layer.
The
RUC/PSNI has, since the murder of Samuel Devenney
in 1969 through the heyday of its torture centres
in the 1970s and 1980s, and barefaced collusion
with murder gangs continued its conspiracy of
silence. This is very evident in the wake of the
recent disclosures of collusion issued by the
Omdurman's office.
Can
anyone doubt that the targeting and murders of
leading H Block / Armagh committee members like
Noel Lyttle, Ronnie Bunting, Miriam Daly, John
Turnly and the attempted murder of Bernadette
Mc Aliskey (as British Paras looked on) were sanctioned
at the highest level with Thatchers approval?
These
are only the tip of the iceberg. They must be
held accountable. And accountability does not
begin by joining the very regime that committed
these acts.
We
are a society emerging from a regime marked by
grave and serious violations of human rights faces
the complex challenge of how best to deal with
the past. The establishment of a Commission of
truth has helped several countries through this
process.
And
we are in a unique position to learn from these
and improve them. This can then be used as a model
to help others on a global scale.
Justice
must be a prerequisite for reconciliation.
The
Commission of truth must be set up on an all Ireland
basis.
