The second inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday, commonly referred to as the Saville Inquiry, became the longest legal proceedings in British or Irish history. "His statement to the Widgery Tribunal, which originally investigated Bloody Sunday, was crafted in order to prevent "dropping people directly in it". Published 15 June 2010 From: Bloody Sunday Inquiry. "He was attempting to be as frank as possible while ensuring that no individual could be connected to any specific incident. Lord Saville opens proceedings of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry on Friday 3 April 1998. I do not think I was acting as an individual at the time. (Derry Journal)Relatives of the dead and wounded, accompanied by Derry's Mayor, make their way towards the Guildhall for the pre-read of the long-awaited Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry on 15 June 2010. "On the stand today, 027 said he recalled a lawyer leaving the room as he prepared a statement and then returning with a statement which he signed.He told the inquiry that in the immediate aftermath of Bloody Sunday the paras had tense discussions in their armoured van about how many of the 108 rounds they fired would be acceptable and justifiable.
He also recalled different stories that were being suggested to explain the shots.In his inquiry statement, which 027 has said he recalls to be true, he said: "We could not take Soldier H seriously as he was smiling and talking about people popping up behind cars and shooting at windows. I have no memory now of particular exchanges but a group of soldiers tends towards a group mentality. Many were dismayed that blame was ring-fenced around one officer, Derek Wilford, and a number of rank-and-file soldiers. A FORMER paratrooper said yesterday he fabricated his original eyewitness account of the Bloody Sunday shootings that put soldiers in a positive light.The radio operator in the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment's anti-tank platoon was taken line-by-line through his statement to the Royal Military Police (RMP) given days after paratroopers killed 13 unarmed men on a Derry civil rights march on January 30, 1972.Yesterday he rejected claims made in this account that he saw gunmen and petrol bombers: "I believe in the first statement which I made I used fabrication it was coming from me. (Derry Journal).jpgThe second inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday, commonly referred to as the Saville Inquiry, became the longest legal proceedings in British or Irish history.Lord Saville and his fellow judges, Canadian William Hoyt and Australian John Toohey (original judge Edward Somers, from New Zealand, retired due to ill health), heard evidence from 921 witnesses and considered 1,500 other statements. Your Irish Examiner delivered to your doorOur Covid-free newsletter brings together some of the best bits from irishexaminer.com, as chosen by our editor, direct to your inbox every Monday.© Irish Examiner Ltd, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. A FORMER paratrooper said yesterday he fabricated his original eyewitness account of the Bloody Sunday shootings that put soldiers in a positive light. Front row, from left; Eileen Green, Nancy 'Anne' McKinney, Kay Duddy, Kathleen Kelly, Helen Young. "Soldier H had fired 22 rounds but was stupid enough to boast about it within the sergeant's hearing before their personal tallies could be accounted for, the inquiry was told.Under questioning, 027 accepted that the 22 shots, more than a magazine's-worth, would need some explaining. Soldier 027 contends that his RMP statement includes facts that have been "altered and added" as justification for the shootings.Under questioning by Christopher Clarke QC, counsel for the inquiry, 027 also rejected his original claim that he heard several shots from different calibre weapons coming from Chamberlain Street and Pilot Row.Soldier 027 said there was a possibility that a shot landed within yards of an armoured vehicle: "I believe what I'm saying is that I'm not excluding the possibility that a shot was struck. "The soldier, identified only as 027, told the Saville Inquiry in London: "I'm unable now to recollect precisely my frame of mind or outlook but I believe I would have felt it to be the appropriate and correct thing to do at the time. That makes it sound as if shots were being fired into the crowd. of the Taoiseach)The Museum of Free Derry tells the story of how a largely working class community rose up against the years of oppression it had endured. The Parachute Regiment has been disgraced. “The victims have been vindicated. From left, Linda Roddy, Conal McFeely, Kate Nash, Robin Percival, Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Kay Duddy, Mickey McKinney, Leo Young and Gerry Duddy. He said he could not recall the process of giving or signing the statement, which is similar but not identical to his RMP statement.
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