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Wright 'told Robinson of fears' | Wright 'told Robinson of fears' |
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DUP MP Peter Robinson has been giving evidence at the Billy Wright Inquiry about claims the loyalist paramilitary leader had made to him. | DUP MP Peter Robinson has been giving evidence at the Billy Wright Inquiry about claims the loyalist paramilitary leader had made to him. |
Mr Robinson told the inquiry into the 1997 murder of the LVF leader in the Maze Prison that Wright told him he believed he would be killed. | Mr Robinson told the inquiry into the 1997 murder of the LVF leader in the Maze Prison that Wright told him he believed he would be killed. |
He said Wright had told him about a meeting between then-PM John Major and loyalist politicians at Downing Street. | |
The July 1996 meeting was six months before he was imprisoned, he said. | |
A public inquiry into the killing was announced in November 2004 following claims of security force collusion. | A public inquiry into the killing was announced in November 2004 following claims of security force collusion. |
The finance minister told the inquiry in Banbridge that Wright believed the question about how to deal with him had been raised by David Ervine of the UVF-linked Progressive Unionist Party (PUP). | The finance minister told the inquiry in Banbridge that Wright believed the question about how to deal with him had been raised by David Ervine of the UVF-linked Progressive Unionist Party (PUP). |
Mr Robinson said Wright had told him about the Downing Street meeting between Mr Major and representatives from the PUP and Ulster Democratic Party shortly after it happened. | Mr Robinson said Wright had told him about the Downing Street meeting between Mr Major and representatives from the PUP and Ulster Democratic Party shortly after it happened. |
Outside the inquiry, his father David Wright said he believed his son was a "political roadblock" and the decision had been taken to remove him. | Outside the inquiry, his father David Wright said he believed his son was a "political roadblock" and the decision had been taken to remove him. |
He said his son had intended to appeal his conviction for making threats to kill. | He said his son had intended to appeal his conviction for making threats to kill. |
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