Written question asked by Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Thursday, 15 December 2005.
Northern Ireland: Northern Bank Robbery
- Question
- Whether the £26 million Northern Bank robbery is currently attributed to the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- Answer
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The chief constable has publicly stated that in his professional opinion, and based on the intelligence to hand, responsibility for the Northern Bank robbery must be attributed to the Provisional IRA. That is still his view.The Government fully accept the chief constable’s judgment which was further endorsed by the Independent Monitoring Commission in its report of 10 February 2005.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 2771; 676 c189WA
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Banks Belfast IRA Northern Bank Robbery
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