What Is Justice? UVF Terrorist Gary Haggarty Six Years For Five Murders & 200 Terrorist Offences
[Birmingham Four: Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain, Mohibur Rahman, Tahir Aziz, No Murders, Alleged Terrorist Offences – Sentenced to Life to Serve at the least 20 Years!!!!!]
The son of a UVF murder victim said he was “gutted” at the six and a half year jail term handed down to the organisation’s former north Belfast commander. Gary Haggarty was sentenced to life, serving 35 years for five murders and almost 200 terrorist offences. That term was slashed to six-and-a-half years because he agreed to become an assisting offender, commonly referred to as a “supergrass” to help with the prosecutions of others. However, it’s been reported he could be released in four to six weeks! Haggarty has served almost four years on remand. After his release from prison he will enter a witness protection scheme.
Haggarty, 46, pleaded guilty to five murders as his part of a controversial state deal that offered a significantly-reduced prison term in return for giving evidence against other terrorist suspects. Judge Mr Justice Adrian Colton said Haggarty’s was a case of “exceptional gravity”. “He has been involved in a terrorist campaign over a 16-year period, that campaign has resulted in deaths for which he was directly responsible. “The organisation he supported and assisted has resulted in untold damage to individual lives and society as a whole.” Such evidence provided a check against the belief that these people are “untouchable” and major criminals may otherwise escape justice, the judge said.
Source: Belfast Telegraph, http://bit.ly/2rLNdbH
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Northern Ireland Judicial Communications Office
Mr Justice Colton, sitting today in Belfast Crown Court, fixed a minimum term of imprisonment of 35 years to be served by Gary Haggarty. He reduced this by 75% for the assistance given to the prosecuting authorities and then a further 25% for his plea of guilty. The resulting tariff is 6½ years’ imprisonment before he can be considered for release by the Parole Commissioners.
Read the full court release: http://bit.ly/2rRtxDn
