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Secret evidence on murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher could be heard for first time
GlennT
The UK government and its security apparatus gave deliberately frustrated efforts to bring Yvonne's killer(s) to justice. This has been done on the grounds of so called 'national security', a catch all which can obscure information that would cause embarrassment to our government rather than any breach.of our national security. I hope that the time will come soon whereby Yvonne can rest in peace when her killer is brought to justice and is no longer protected by men in grey suits who operate in the shadows and are empowered to protect killers because their victim was a mere pleb.
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GlennT
The UK government and its security apparatus gave deliberately frustrated efforts to bring Yvonne's killer(s) to justice. This has been done on the grounds of so called 'national security', a catch all which can obscure information that would cause embarrassment to our government rather than any breach.of our national security. I hope that the time will come soon whereby Yvonne can rest in peace when her killer is brought to justice and is no longer protected by men in grey suits who operate in the shadows and are empowered to protect killers because their victim was a mere pleb.
