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For this special episode I’m joined by Ciaran Shiels, human rights lawyer for the Madden & Finucane law firm. For almost 30 years, Ciaran he has  represented the majority of the Families and Wounded throughout the Saville Inquiry, the subsequent civil actions, and in all of the Judicial Review challenges related to the criminal investigations and prosecutions of those responsible for the shootings of 27 unarmed  young men and a woman on Bloody Sunday, as well as approximately 500 of the civilian witnesses who gave evidence at Saville. 
He has been immersed in the case against Soldier F, with all of its twists and turns, and is recognised as one of  leading legal authorities on the events of Bloody Sunday.

This episode will be an extremely in-depth analysis of Bloody Sunday’s events with a particular focus on the notorious “Soldier F” due to his upcoming trial in September, and that of his fellow British Paratroopers, none of whom are facing trial. Ciaran takes us through each of Soldier F’s victims, as well as all those m*rdered in a day that would have long-lasting effects on Irish history.

Ciaran talks about how Soldier F’s account of his actions that day have changed over the years, how Soldier F lied about the innocent people he arrested on the day and the various attempts by the British establishment to avoid a putting Soldier F in court to face justice. 

This episode is 3 hours long and is obviously a very deep-dive into the entire case, myself and Ciaran wanted to create one video, available to everyone online, that goes through the existing evidence and testimony regarding Bloody Sunday with a degree of thoroughness previously unseen in a podcast/YouTube video. This episode is for those who wish to get into the weeds of the case and get a clear idea of what Solider F and his men did that day and why they, mostly, got away with it.

This episode contains graphic description of violence and may be upsetting to some. 
00:00 Why we can discuss the case and Soldier F’s Anonymity Order 
05:53 Ciaran Shiel’s background 
16:00 Soldier F & his unit 
50:15 SOLDIER F ON BLOODY SUNDAY (SH*OTING STARTS)
1:24:10 How many did Soldier F sh*ot and how his account of the day has changed? 
2:07:47 Belfast incident involving anti-tank platoon 
2:17:00 Was Soldier F ordered to sh*ot innocent people ?
2:50:40 Predictions for trial 
2:58:00 Tape of bugged calls from Victoria Barracks (Derry) on the day 

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