Rabbitte: Sinn Féin OTR U-turn lets Govt off hook

Sinn Féin’s U-turn on the proposed British amnesty for paramilitary fugitives has let the Government off the hook, it was claimed today.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern planned to set up an Eligibility Body to decide whether to grant presidential pardons to on-the-runs (OTRs) wanted by gardaí for alleged offences in the Republic.