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RTE News: 'Double agent' quizzed over murders in 1990

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  • 06-11-2006 11:47am
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    Oracle
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    On 2nd. November RTE reported this story on their web site: 'Double agent' quizzed over 1990 murders:http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1102/northcrime.html then today this related article appeared: http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1106/fultonk.html
    It seems strange that Kevin Fulton was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in London, flown to Belfast, questioned by the PSNI over a 4 day period and then released without charge.
    What's really going on here? Why all of this activity about two "crimes" that happened 16 years ago?


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    Nuttzz
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    the end of the first article might answer your question....
    it is thought the arrest of Kevin Fulton may have been requested by the PSNI's Historical Inquiries Team.

    It is examining 3,000 murders committed between 1969 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, in an attempt to establish if new evidence can be established and charges brought


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    Oracle
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    I wonder if their actions have something to do with this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4897758.stm


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    gurramok
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    As well as that PSNI HIT team investigating the past on 2 murders, another independent international investigation team released its findings about RUC collusions in 74 murders and implicates the Gardai in some others!

    http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/11/06/story284021.html?rss=yes


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    Dundalk Daily
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    Pic of Fulton over at Cryptome


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    Oracle
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    Here's the BBC Hard Talk programme with Kevin Fulton (format is Real Streaming Media): http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/progs/06/hardtalk/fulton10apr.ram


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    A Dub in Glasgo
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    Wasn't this all 'tin foil hat' stuff when it was alleged at the time? Nobody would believe that a state could do such things


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    Gurgle
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    Whats the surprise here?
    If the phrase 'anti-terrorism' is in any way applicable, the rules go out the window.
    Last year they shot an innocent Brazilian,Jean Charles de Menezes, in the head 8 times. What was the outcome of the inquiry?
    Anyone held accountable?

    Hell no, but:
    The Metropolitan Police will face charges under Sections 3 and 33 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for "failing to provide for the health, safety and welfare of Jean Charles de Menezes".


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    Oracle
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    Fulton is also mentioned numerous times in the Police Ombudsman's report on the Omagh Bombing (http://www.policeombudsman.org//Publicationsuploads/omaghreport.pdf) one of her conclusions is...

    "Fulton did pass information relating to alleged dissident terrorist activities to his CID handler on five occasions between June and August 1998;"

    although the report also finds...

    "However, taking into account all the information provided by Kevin Fulton, which has become available during the course of this investigation, the objective conclusion of the Police Ombudsman is that, even if reasonable action had been taken in respect of that intelligence alone it is unlikely that the Omagh Bomb could have been prevented."

    Altogether I'd say this man is a thorn in the side of the security forces in the North.


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