British ban collusion book
The British Ministry of Defence has banned a book on Brian Nelson,
one of the British intelligence agents who colluded with the UDA in
targeting nationalists. It is widely believed that the book is being
suppressed because the information would support the growing calls
for an independent inquiry into the 1989 assassination of solicitor
Pat Finucane.
The book, titled Ten Thirty Three, which was Nelson's military
codename, and written by Nicholas Davies, a former Daily Mirror
journalist who writes on security matters, was banned on 23 February
1998. Under the ban, Davies is not allowed to disclose any
information on the subject ``without express prior written consent of
the Ministry of Defence''.
In February, Davies had his laptop computer and other material about
his book seized from his house and was later told that he was to stop
the publication of his book because it could jeopardise national
security.
Brian Nelson was convicted of 5 charges of conspiracy to murder and
14 of possession of information useful to terrorists. He pleaded
guilty to these charges in order to avoid a trial which would have
aired more information about his activity and which would have
exposed his links to the British army.
At the trial, it emerged that Nelson and his handlers held onto
information which resulted in several murders, the most prominent
being the murder of Pat Finucane, whose address and details were
given to the UDA by Nelson.
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