Legacy victims call for public inquiry

Written By LFIU Editorial

Advertising poster for the event described below.

📢 Irish Legacy Victims Speak Out – Public Inquiry Now!
An event will take place on Tuesday, 30th September, 6:30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Liverpool.

🔊 Speakers:

  • Clare Loughran & Siobhan Brown (daughters of Sean Brown)

  • Niall Murphy (KWR Law, family solicitor)

  • Paul O’Connor (Pat Finucane Centre)

👉 Organised by the Labour Movement for Irish Unity.

Context:
Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has proposed new measures on Irish “legacy” issues, focusing on past crimes involving British security services and possible collusion with loyalists.

Key Case:

  • In 1997, Sean Brown, an Irish sports club official from County Derry, was kidnapped and killed.

  • It is alleged that loyalist paramilitaries, police, and British agents were involved.

  • The British government has withheld evidence and refused a public inquiry despite court orders.

Questions Raised:

  • What do victims and families think of the new proposals?

  • How will these changes affect truth and justice for families like Sean Brown’s?

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