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'''RUC Special Branch''' was the [[Special Branch]] of the [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]]. It was heavily involved in the British state effort during [[the Troubles]], especially against the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]]. It worked closely with [[MI5]] and the [[Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)|Intelligence Corps]]. It came under criticism for its handling of its agents within paramilitary organisations, including from other RUC officers.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ruc-special-branch-independent-fiefdom-did-as-they-liked-1.2839 RUC Special Branch independent fiefdom did 'as they liked'], ''Irish Times'', 14 December 2012</ref> |
'''RUC Special Branch''' was the [[Special Branch]] of the [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]]. It was heavily involved in the British state effort during [[the Troubles]], especially against the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]]. It worked closely with [[MI5]] and the [[Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)|Intelligence Corps]]. It came under criticism for its handling of its agents within paramilitary organisations, including from other RUC officers.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ruc-special-branch-independent-fiefdom-did-as-they-liked-1.2839 RUC Special Branch independent fiefdom did 'as they liked'], ''Irish Times'', 14 December 2012</ref> The [[British Army|British military]] and MI5 did not fully trust Special Branch, as there was a perception that it contained members of the [[Orange Order]].<ref>Nigel West, [https://books.google.pl/books?id=HKPmAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA438#v=onepage&q&f=false Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence], p. 438</ref> |
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Appointed in 1984 to investigate [[Shoot-to-kill_policy_in_Northern_Ireland#Stalker.2FSampson_Inquiry|claims of a RUC "shoot-to-kill" policy]], former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, [[John Stalker]], said that he "had never experienced...such an influence over an entire police force by one small section" in regards to Special Branch.<ref>Vicky Conway, [https://books.google.pl/books?id=CbJtAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA139#v=onepage&q&f=false Policing Twentieth Century Ireland: A History of An Garda Síochána], p. 139</ref> |
Appointed in 1984 to investigate [[Shoot-to-kill_policy_in_Northern_Ireland#Stalker.2FSampson_Inquiry|claims of a RUC "shoot-to-kill" policy]], former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, [[John Stalker]], said that he "had never experienced...such an influence over an entire police force by one small section" in regards to Special Branch.<ref>Vicky Conway, [https://books.google.pl/books?id=CbJtAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA139#v=onepage&q&f=false Policing Twentieth Century Ireland: A History of An Garda Síochána], p. 139</ref> |
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RUC Special Branch was the Special Branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. It was heavily involved in the British state effort during the Troubles, especially against the Provisional Irish Republican Army. It worked closely with MI5 and the Intelligence Corps. It came under criticism for its handling of its agents within paramilitary organisations, including from other RUC officers.[1] The British military and MI5 did not fully trust Special Branch, as there was a perception that it contained members of the Orange Order.[2]
Appointed in 1984 to investigate claims of a RUC "shoot-to-kill" policy, former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, John Stalker, said that he "had never experienced...such an influence over an entire police force by one small section" in regards to Special Branch.[3]
References
- ^ RUC Special Branch independent fiefdom did 'as they liked', Irish Times, 14 December 2012
- ^ Nigel West, Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence, p. 438
- ^ Vicky Conway, Policing Twentieth Century Ireland: A History of An Garda Síochána, p. 139