Jim J. Kane's Letter to the
RUC (now PSNI) Chief Constable. Jim
J. Kane, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States,
an activist
with Irish
Organizations United, is a valued supporter of the Ludlow family's
campaign for truth and justice. Below
is the text of a letter Jim has sent to former RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan.
Jim has also written to Professor Brice Dickson,
Chairman of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. See
also the Ludlow family's own letter to the
former RUC
Chief Constable. (The RUC is now renamed the Police Service of Northern
Ireland (PSNI), and Ronnie Flanagan has now retired from the office of Chief Constable.) Regrettably, the
questions raised by the Ludlow family, and their friend Jim Kane, have not
been answered by the ex-Chief Constable, who has given no response to a request for
a meeting with the Ludlow family. Subj: Seamus Ludlow, (deceased)
5-20-2000 Here is the full text of the RUC's reply to the above,
dated 4 July 2000. While this reply does retread old ground and gives no new
information regarding the RUC's investigation of the murder of Seamus Ludlow it
does make a curious reference it not being "force policy to comment on
matters pertaining to "Agents"." Here is the full text of the
RUC's reply. Dear Mr. Kane, Murder of Seamus Ludlow I refer to your correspondence of 5 May 2000 regarding
the above. I am advised that information relative to the murder of
Mr. Ludlow was passed by the Royal Ulster Constabulary to An Garda Siochana in
1979. I am further advised after a request from the Garda in
1998 the RUC arrested and interviewed four persons in relation to the murder.
All four persons were released pending a report to the Director of Public
Prosecutions. On 15 October 1999 the DPP directed "No Prosecution". I can inform you it is not force policy to comment on
matters pertaining to "Agents". Police reports to the DPP are
confidential documents as are forensic/ballistic reports. Finally, the question of whether or not a public inquiry
should be held is not for the RUC to determine. I trust this is of assistance. Yours sincerely, R.D. McCausland Superintendent for Chief Constable SUPPORT
THE SEAMUS LUDLOW APPEAL FUND Account No. 70037984 Thank
You.
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