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INTELLIGENCE                                     
N. 29 New Series, 22 January 1996
Publishing since 1980

Editor
Olivier Schmidt
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ISSN 1245-2122
Copyright ADI 1996, reproduction in any form forbidden
without explicit authorization from the ADI.

GREAT BRITAIN - London Picks Up the Tab for Gibraltar Killings.

On 27 September the European Court of Human Rights condemned
Great Britain for the "use of unreasonable force" by the SAS in
the March 1988 shooting to death of three unarmed IRA activists
on Gibraltar.  We had mentioned the likelihood that the British
government would have to pay damages to the victims' families.
On 27 December, the British government disclosed it had paid
the œ40,000 legal costs of the families a few days before.
This decision is not going to placate those who have submitted
dozens of applications to the European Commission on behalf of
persons killed in controversial circumstances by British
security forces.

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NORTHERN IRELAND - "Direct Action Against Drugs" Killings  

The Irish and British media have been crackling with speculation
as to who is behind the recent "Direct Action Against Drugs"
(DAAD) killings which have claimed more than six lives.  The
killings were cited as the reason for a major shake-up of the
Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) which seems powerless to stop
the murders.  Although most of the media tends to put the blame
on the IRA, "Intelligence" has learned that forensic
specialists believe the IRA is not involved.  The forensic
"weapon signatures" do not correspond to any known IRA weapons
and all the killings were by shotgun, a weapon rarely used by
the IRA.
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