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| Real IRA sources case to resume | Real IRA sources case to resume |
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| The case of a Belfast journalist who police want to hand over material linked to two articles about the Real IRA is to resume on Thursday. | |
| Suzanne Breen, the northern editor of the Sunday Tribune, received the Real IRA's claim of responsibility for the murder of two soldiers in March. | Suzanne Breen, the northern editor of the Sunday Tribune, received the Real IRA's claim of responsibility for the murder of two soldiers in March. |
| Media commentator Roy Greenslade is to give evidence in her defence. | Media commentator Roy Greenslade is to give evidence in her defence. |
| Writing in the London Evening Standard he said journalists should not break confidentiality agreements. | Writing in the London Evening Standard he said journalists should not break confidentiality agreements. |
| "Too often, the police seek to use us as informers, which is wrong in principle and in practice," he wrote. | "Too often, the police seek to use us as informers, which is wrong in principle and in practice," he wrote. |
| "Their job is detection. Ours is exposure. These can be mutually beneficial, but when it comes to the crunch, journalists have a duty to keep their sources to themselves." | "Their job is detection. Ours is exposure. These can be mutually beneficial, but when it comes to the crunch, journalists have a duty to keep their sources to themselves." |
| Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot dead as they collected pizzas outside their barracks in Antrim on 7 March. | |
| Police have said they would use all possible legal means "to access information which may assist their inquiries". | Police have said they would use all possible legal means "to access information which may assist their inquiries". |
| In May a judge has said he was "minded" to grant the police application to force the journalist to hand over the material. | |
| However, he said his view could change once he heard arguments from her legal team. | |
| John Ware of the BBC's Panorama, Alex Thomson of Channel 4 and the Sunday Times's Liam Clarke have also been asked to give evidence on the journalist's behalf. | John Ware of the BBC's Panorama, Alex Thomson of Channel 4 and the Sunday Times's Liam Clarke have also been asked to give evidence on the journalist's behalf. |
| Journalist John Pilger, actor Stephen Rea and author Roddy Doyle are among 5,000 people who have signed a National Union of Journalists petition backing Ms Breen. | Journalist John Pilger, actor Stephen Rea and author Roddy Doyle are among 5,000 people who have signed a National Union of Journalists petition backing Ms Breen. |
| Amnesty International has written to the Northern Ireland Secretary of State expressing "serious concerns" about the case. |