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In 1989, two Northern Irish policemen were shot dead in south Armagh in an IRA ambush. A tribunal was set up in 2005 to investigate the deaths. The Irish government may well now regret having set it up. The investigation has touched a raw nerve in the country's past. Irish police are suspected of collusion in their murders, and allegations have surfaced that British military intelligence were also aware of a plot. The British government has shown reluctance to aid the investigation, and one key witness was even prevented from giving evidence by the defense ministry.
In 1989, two Northern Irish policemen were shot dead in south Armagh in an IRA ambush. A tribunal was set up in 2005 to investigate the deaths. The Irish government may well now regret having set it up. The investigation has touched a raw nerve in the country's past. Irish police are suspected of collusion in their murders, and allegations have surfaced that British military intelligence were also aware of a plot. The British government has shown reluctance to aid the investigation, and one key witness was even prevented from giving evidence by the defense ministry.
