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{{person | {{person | ||
|image=John weir.jpg | |image=John weir.jpg | ||
| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Weir_(loyalist) | ||
| + | |birth_date=1950 | ||
| + | |nationality=Irish | ||
|constitutes=policeman, whistleblower | |constitutes=policeman, whistleblower | ||
| + | |description=RUC sergeant turned whistleblower | ||
|exposed= | |exposed= | ||
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| − | John Weir is a former Police Sergeant in the Royal Ulster Constabulary who | + | '''John Weir''' is a former Police Sergeant in the [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] turned [[whistleblower]]. |
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| + | ==John Weir's affidavit== | ||
| + | In January 1999, to assist journalist [[Sean McPhilemy]], who was being sued for [[libel]], Weir signed a 62 paragraph [[Document:John Weir Affidavit|affidavit]] about the collusion of members of the police and security forces with Loyalist paramilitary organisations in the murder of prominent Republicans. | ||
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| + | =='''Unquiet Graves: The Story Of The Glenanne Gang'''== | ||
| + | In 2019 he appears in the film ''Unquiet Graves: The Story Of The Glenanne Gang'', supporting claims that UK military intelligence initiated a plan to carry out a massacre at a Catholic primary school in Co Armagh in the 1970s, an allegation first made another former RUC officer, [[Billy McCaughey]].<ref>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/british-intelligence-plotted-a-massacre-at-catholic-school-glenanne-gang-man-tells-film-37833358.html</ref> | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Revision as of 08:35, 6 April 2019
 John Weir    (policeman, whistleblower) | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Nationality | Irish |
RUC sergeant turned whistleblower | |
John Weir is a former Police Sergeant in the Royal Ulster Constabulary turned whistleblower.
Contents
John Weir's affidavit
In January 1999, to assist journalist Sean McPhilemy, who was being sued for libel, Weir signed a 62 paragraph affidavit about the collusion of members of the police and security forces with Loyalist paramilitary organisations in the murder of prominent Republicans.
Unquiet Graves: The Story Of The Glenanne Gang
In 2019 he appears in the film Unquiet Graves: The Story Of The Glenanne Gang, supporting claims that UK military intelligence initiated a plan to carry out a massacre at a Catholic primary school in Co Armagh in the 1970s, an allegation first made another former RUC officer, Billy McCaughey.[1]
A Document by John Weir
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) |
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| Document:John Weir Affidavit | affidavit | 3 January 1999 | The Troubles Northern Ireland Royal Ulster Constabulary |
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