The Five Demands

Il Garda sbarra la porta per l’ennesimo volta all’inchiesta volta a far luce sull’assassinio di Denis Donaldson, amministratore capo del Sinn Fein a Stormont, ma in realtà ‘spia’ assoldata dal Special Branch e dall’intelligece britannica

Il Garda ha giustificato la sua decisione dicendo che il procedimento necessità di perseguire nuove strade perchè le indagini sull’omicidio di Denis Donaldson sta facendo progressi. ‘Scusa’ respinta dall’avvocato che rapprensenta la famiglia della vittima Ciaran Shields – “Penso che ci sia una resistenza evidente nel procedimento inchiesta” – ne tanto meno dal leader del Sinn Fein Gerry Adams, che ha definito “inaccettabile e ingiustificabile” l’opposizione del Garda all’inchiesta.
Denis Donaldson fu amministratore capo del Sinn Fein a Stormont, fino a chè nel 2005 il partito non venne messo in crisi dalle rivelazioni di Donaldson stesso, che confessò di essere da 20 anni una spia pagata dal Special Branch della RUC e dal MI5.
Solo 4 mesi dopo l’uomo venne ucciso da una banda del Real IRA che fece irruzione nella sua abitazione armata di una mazza e di un fucile da caccia. Colpito 4 volte mentre tentava di mettersi in salvo, Donaldson morì in seguito alle ferite riportate.
Mark McFadden, corrispondente di UTV, pone un quesito: “quelli che hanno cercato di metterlo a tacere, lo hanno fatto per vendetta o per evitare la rivelazione di segreti?”
La verità non verrà mai a galla, ma solo questo sarebbe un motivo più che valido per dare il là ad un’inchiesta pienamente conforme con gli standard internazionale per i diritti dell’uomo.

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An inquest into the death of Sinn Féin “spy” Denis Donaldson has been adjourned for the fifth time at the request of Gardaí.
The family of Mr Donaldson, who was murdered in 2006 just months after publicly admitting his role as a Special Branch and MI5 informer, say Gardaí are repeatedly “frustrating” their attempts to have an inquest.
On Thursday, Gardaí said they were pursuing new “avenues” in the case.
They said the inquest needed to be put back because their murder investigation was making progress, a claim that the lawyer of Mr Donaldson’s family has rejected.
“I think there’s an obvious resistance to the inquest proceeding,” Ciaran Shields told UTV.
“Nobody’s been arrested yet and I think that speaks for itself.
“On five occasions now an application has been made under the Coroner’s Act to adjourn the proceedings for very lengthy periods of time indeed.
“On occasion we have had requests for up to 12 months and no less than six months, so there’s a clear pattern and that would inform the family’s scepticism.”
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has hit out at Gardai over their “continued opposition,” which he described as “unacceptable and inexcusable”.
“There has been an unnecessary delay in setting a date for the inquest into the killing of Denis Donaldson. This has caused further and needless distress to the Donaldson family,” Mr Adams said.
“Given the circumstances surrounding the death of Denis Donaldson, his role as a British agent and allegations surrounding the part played by Special Branch and the British Security Service/MI5 in his death, it is essential that the inquest is fully compliant with international standards of human rights.
“The family is entitled to full disclosure from state agencies in both jurisdictions.”
Mr Donaldson had been Sinn Féin’s chief administrator at Stormont.
He threw his party colleagues into crisis when he confessed to being a paid spy for the RUC’s Special Branch and for MI5 for 20 years.
Four months later, he was murdered by the Real IRA.
His killers forced their way into his remote cottage near Glenties in Co Donegal in April 2006, armed with a sledgehammer and a shotgun. Mr Donaldson was shot four times as he tried to flee and died from his injuries.
UTV’s North West Correspondent Mark McFadden covered the story of his murder.
“This was a man who was right at the heart of the Sinn Féin operation in Stormont – he knew many of the secrets of the Sinn Féin leadership, but at the same time he was being paid to spy on behalf of Special Branch and also for British intelligence”, Mark McFadden said.
“So this was a man who was living a very, very dangerous double life.
“And for those who sought to silence him, was it revenge or was it a case of stopping him spilling any more secrets?”
He added: “It’s one of those things which, unfortunately, we will never know the answer to – but it’s one reason why close watchers of politics in Northern Ireland and close watchers of republicanism will be keeping a very, very careful eye on this particular inquest.”
Sunday World reporter Hugh Jordan tracked Denis Donaldson down to where he was living in bleak conditions.
He recalled the moment he met with the former Sinn Féin stalwart.
“It was an odd situation.
“He knew the great and the good in the Northern Ireland political scene and there he was, living like a hermit.”
Describing Mr Donaldson as a man who “seemed resigned to his future”, he added:
“He didn’t say very much, but one of the things that I do remember he said was: ‘I just want a bit of peace – I don’t suppose there’ll be much peace now though’.
“And it was two or three weeks later he was shot dead.”
Mr Jordan is convinced no-one will ever be convicted over the murder.
“It’s a shadowy world. It’s an unreal world – it’s a world of intrigue and subterfuge and it’s difficult to get a handle on the truth,” he said.
“I would confidently say no- one will ever be convicted of the murder of Denis Donaldson.”