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| Ciarán MacAirt 16-August-2023 |
The Office of the Police Ombudsman Northern Ireland (OPONI) has horrified families of 15 civilians murdered in the McGurk’s Bar Massacre after it admitted it deliberately withheld from them the discovery of fingerprint evidence taken from the car used in the bombing.
In its 2011 report – which has since been contested by the families – OPONI wrote (7.52 page 22):
Following a lengthy court battle against Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) for sight of its Historical Enquiries Team (HET) Review Summary Report (RSR), the families learned that the police record was actually a Fingerprint Ledger which not only proved that the police had recovered two prints from the vehicle the police suspected was used in the McGurk’s Bar Massacre but had also recovered prints from other evidence relating to the atrocity.
In its 2011 report – which has since been contested by the families – OPONI wrote (7.52 page 22):
Records show that police examined a vehicle described as ‘car used in explosion Gt. George St.’ The Police Ombudsman’s investigation has found no other information about this vehicle in police records.
Following a lengthy court battle against Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) for sight of its Historical Enquiries Team (HET) Review Summary Report (RSR), the families learned that the police record was actually a Fingerprint Ledger which not only proved that the police had recovered two prints from the vehicle the police suspected was used in the McGurk’s Bar Massacre but had also recovered prints from other evidence relating to the atrocity.
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