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Journalist refuses to reveal real IRA sources

Suzanne BreenPolice are threatening a journalist in Northern Ireland with legal action if she doesn’t reveal Real IRA information sources.
Suzanne Breen, Sunday Tribune Northern Editor, is under pressure to hand over phones, computers, discs, notes and other material linked to two articles she has written on the paramilitary organisation.

It involves the Real IRA’s claim of responsibility for the murder of two soldiers at Massereene army barracks, Antrim, in March and an interview with a senior Real IRA representative in which the group admitted killing Provisional IRA informer Denis Donaldson and threatened to murder more soldiers and police.

In today’s Tribune, Ms Breen said: “I won’t be complying with the PSNI’s (Police Service of Northern Ireland) demands.

“Compromising sources undermines the freedom of the press. Journalists and police do different jobs.

“Our role is to put information into the public domain. If a journalist becomes a gatherer of evidence or a witness for the state, they cease being a journalist.”

Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, of Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, of London, were killed as they collected pizzas outside Massereene barracks on March 7. Prominent republican Colin Duffy, 41, has been charged with the murders.

Police arrived at Ms Breen’s Belfast home last Monday and gave her seven days to hand over information. It is understood they invited feedback from the journalist and were not heavy-handed.

A police spokesman said: “The investigation into this atrocity is active and ongoing. Police will use every possible legal means to access information which may assist their inquiries.

“All victims of the Massereene attack, their families and the community expect and deserve nothing less.”

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Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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