Clegg set to be cleared
From killing and cover-up, the case of paratrooper Lee Clegg
continues to wind its way towards his judicial exoneration for
the slaying of Irish teenager Karen Reilly.
This week Appeal Court judges Carswell, McDermott and Nicholson
have ruled that new evidence will be allowed and have set a date
in January for the appeal to be heard.
Convicted in June 1992 Clegg served three years of a life
sentence for the murder of Karen Reilly. His speedy release, on
recommendation from the Life Sentence Review Board, came after a
concerted and high profile campaign conducted by notable figures
in the British military and political establishment. In July 1995
Clegg walked to freedom and subsequently was not only armed and
welcomed back to the ranks of the paras but received promotion.
Clegg's case clearly demonstrates a sharp contrast in the
treatment of Irish Republican prisoners who have served
inordinate sentences, many of whom have been treated shamefully
by their jailers, particularly those currently held in English
prisons.
On Monday of this week as Clegg's case opened in the appeal court
Saoirse demonstrators disrupted proceedings, highlighting British
double standards and calling for POW releases. And on Tuesday a
number of Saoirse protesters unfurled a banner and national flag
on the rooftop of the prestigious Waterfront Hall in Belfast
while others carrying placards `Clegg Out - All Out' demonstrated
at the Waterfront entrance.
Meanwhile in the appeal court their Lordships Carswell and Co.
have decided to consider new ballistic evidence and have referred
Clegg's case back to the appeal court in January of next year.
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