MINACCIA DISSIDENTE COSTRINGE UN GIUDICE AD ABBANDONARE LA PROPRIA CASA
Un giudice della High Court costretto ad abbandonare la propria abitazione dopo essere stato bersagliato da minacce di morte dai dissidenti
Il giudice Treacy della High Court ha lasciato la propria dimora dopo essere stato minacciato di morte da dissidenti repubblicani.
Egli è stato coinvolto in casi che hanno visto come protagonisti alti profili dell’Ulster. Lo scorso settembre ha incarcerato 3 uomini di Lurgan, in possesso di un mortaio nell’intento di ledere la vita di ufficiali di polizia, così come affermato dalla PSNI.
Ora la sua ex dimora di Donegall Park Avenue a North Belfast, si trova in vendita dopo essere stata acqusita dal Housing Executive in regime di Special Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings (SPED).
La casa è attualmente valutata in 650.000 sterline, contro le 850.000 sterline originarie. Quando una proprietà viene acquista in regime di SPED, l’agente immobiliare ha l’obbligo di informare i papabili acquirenti della ‘storia’ dell’immobile.
L’offerta di questa casa recita: “Questa dimora è attualmente vacante ed è di proprietà del NIHE che l’ha acquistata, sotto un regime speciale, dal precedente proprietario costretto a lasciare l’abitazione a causa di minaccia o intimidazione”.
La minaccia dissidente nei confronti dei giudici è ad oggi considerata di alto livello, e impone la necessità di scorta a loro protezione nei tribunali.
Cinque sono i giudici assassinati dall’IRA durante i Troubles, tra cui: il giudice Diplock (Diplock Courts) William Doyle nel 1983 e il giudice Maurice Gibson ucciso con la moglie nel 1987.
A High Court judge has had to flee his north Belfast home because of a threat to his life from dissident republicans.
Mr Justice Treacy has been involved in some of the most high profiles cases in Ulster, including the trial of the three men convicted of murdering Ballymena teenager Michael McIlveen, as well as the trial over the killing of John Mongan in front of his wife in February 2008.
In September he jailed three Lurgan men who admitted having a mortar bomb two years ago.
The PSNI had claimed the men had been intending to kill police officers.
It is believed Mr Justice Treacy was the target of a pipe bomb attack near the house later that month.
Now his former home on Donegall Park Avenue off the Antrim Road is for sale after being purchased by the Housing Executive under the Special Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings (SPED) scheme.
The eight-bedroom red brick house has been valued at £650,000 but it had been placed on the market for £850,000 just 18 months ago when it was previously on the market.
However when a property has been purchased under the SPED scheme, the estate agent must inform prospective buyers of the property’s history.
On the advertisement for the property, it says: “This dwelling is currently vacant and is in the ownership of the NIHE who acquired it under a special scheme from the previous owner who was forced to vacate it due to threat or intimidation.”
The dissident republican threat to judges is so acute that armed police bodyguards are protecting them in court.
The IRA killed five judges during the Troubles including Diplock Judge William Doyle as he left Mass at St Brigid’s Church in south Belfast in 1983 and Lord Justice Sir Maurice Gibson and his wide Lady Cecily who were killed by a 500Ib landmine at Killeen close to the border in 1987.
A police spokesman said: “We do not comment on the security of individuals.
“However, if we receive information that an individual needs to review their security we take steps to inform them immediately.
“We would never ignore anything which may put an individual at risk.”
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