by antiaristo » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:32 am
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="font-size:small;">IRA 'not behind' ex-spy killing </span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> <br> <br>The family of a former British spy has said they do not believe the IRA was responsible for his murder. <br><br>Ex-Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson, 56, was found shot dead in a remote cottage in County Donegal on Tuesday. <br><br>He had been expelled from the party in 2005 after admitting he was a paid British agent. <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Mr Donaldson's family said they did not know who killed him but blamed the "activities of British intelligence" for their "difficult situation".</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br>In a statement, the family said: "On Tuesday 4th April, Denis was murdered. We do not know by whom. <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>"But the difficult situation which our family has been put in is the direct result of the activities of the Special Branch and British Intelligence agencies.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br>"We acknowledge the speedy statement from the IRA disassociating themselves from this murder. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>We believe that statement to be true.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br>"We would ask those politicians and media commentators who have sought to use this tragedy to <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>score cheap political points</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> to stop doing so." <br><br>In a statement released by a Belfast law firm, the family also blamed the media for reporting details of Mr Donaldson's new location. <br><br>"In December, Denis left his home in Belfast and moved to Donegal, where it was his desire that he be left alone to rebuild his life. <br><br>"Unfortunately, he continued to be pursued by sections of the media, some of whom gave details about his whereabouts." <br><br>The family said Mr Donaldson was a loving husband, a devoted father and grandfather and a good brother. <br><br>"The events of recent months have been very difficult for our family. In the next few days, Denis will return home to Belfast to be with his family for one last time and to be buried." <br><br>Irish police have been carrying out searches in the vicinity of the remote cottage near the village of Glenties where Mr Donaldson's body was found. <br><br>Post mortem results have indicated he died from a shotgun wound to the chest. It said there were other injuries to his body consistent with shotgun blasts, including a severe injury to his right hand. <br><br>Police removed a car at the scene on Thursday. <br><br>Mr Donaldson had been Sinn Fein's head of administration at Stormont before his 2002 arrest over alleged spying led to its collapse. <br><br>He and two others were acquitted of charges last December "in the public interest". <br><br>One week later he admitted being recruited in the 1980s as a paid British agent. <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="font-size:small;">He said there had not been a republican spy ring at Stormont</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4886774.stm">news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/north...886774.stm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="font-size:small;">He said there had not been a republican spy ring at Stormont</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>There is your motive.<br><br>The British created a fictitious spy-ring to justify shutting Stormont down.<br><br>Now Donaldsom was in a position to expose the British lies about the events.<br><br>So they murdered him.<br> <p></p><i></i>