Decision to Cease Stormont Prosecutions
1. On 8 December 2005 a decision was made by the
Director of the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland
not to proceed with the prosecutions of those alleged to have
been involved in an IRA spy ring at Stormont. The uncovering of
an alleged spy ring in October 2002 had precipitated the collapse
of the Northern Ireland Executive.
2. On 14 December, the honourable Member for Belfast,
South and the Right honourable Member for North Antrim pressed
the Prime Minister for further information on the decision not
to continue with the prosecutions[1].
At our meeting on 14 December, we decided to write to the Prime
Minister to press further for as much information as possible
to be placed in the public domain[2].
- With this Report, we publish the Chairman's letter
to the Prime Minister together with the Attorney General's reply
to the Committee of 9 January[3].
1 Official Report, 14 December, columns 1296-7. Back
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