The Craigavon Two - Eight years of silence
The Craigavon Two - Eight years of silence

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Dublin City Council this week passed a motion calling for the release of Brendan McConville and John Paul Wootton, victims of a miscarriage of justice in March 2009.

“This is a human rights issue and not one of political ideology,” it said. “The continued imprisonment of these two men cast a shadow over the judicial system in the six counties.”

Gavin O’Reilly takes a fresh look at the case.

 

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