‘I was right about IRA horse burgers’ – Frazer
Controversial victims campaigner Willie Frazer says the discovery of an illegal abattoir at a fuel laundering plant in Newry vindicates his belief that the IRA was involved in the “horse burger” scandal.
UUP MLA Robin Swann uncovered information about the abattoir with a recent question to Justice Minister David Ford. He had asked for the number of illegal abattoirs that had been found with fuel laundering plants.
Justice Minister David Ford responded: “One such plant was uncovered in Newry in October 2012. Two trailers were recovered which appeared to be mobile laundering plants at the site of an unregistered meat plant. There have been no prosecutions arising from the recovery of the trailers. Investigations by council Environmental Health Officers are ongoing.”
Mr Swann told the News Letter on Monday: “If an illegal abattoir is found at the site of a fuel laundering plant in Newry – to me, it is either republicans or dissident republicans involved.”
USPCA spokesman David Wilson said: “There were loads and loads of unwanted horses. We knew that horses were being slaughtered at illegal abattoirs down south in the midlands, but we did not know about this one in Newry.”
Mr Frazer claimed the Newry discovery vindicated his claim about IRA involvement in the horse meat scandal.
“People laughed when I said the IRA was involved,” he said.
“But it is only in certain areas where you could carry out that level of activity and get away with it.
“I would call for a more in-depth investigation. Nobody has yet been held to account.”
