Kieran Doherty murder: No MI5 impropriety says Carlile

Lord Carlile (right) met the family of Kieran Doherty at the spot where his body was found 

 

An independent advisor has told the family of a murdered Real IRA member that MI5 had no connection to his death.

Lord Carlile investigated concerns about the shooting of Kieran Doherty in February 2010.
He said there was no "misbehaviour or infraction by anybody connected directly or indirectly with the public service" in connection with the murder.
Mr Doherty's family said it was disappointed with the verdict.
Lord Carlile is an independent government advisor on the activities of the security services and met the family of Mr Doherty in Londonderry earlier this year.
In the months before he was killed, Mr Doherty told a local newspaper that MI5 had tried to recruit him as an agent.
The Real IRA said it murdered the 31-year-old - a senior member of their organisation - over alleged involvement in drugs. But his family claimed MI5 was involved.
Lord Carlile pledged to investigate the family's allegations and report back to the NI Secretary.
He has now written to Foyle MP Mark Durkan and told him that "no inappropriate or improper action took place".
"Kieran's cruel death was not in any respect a consequence of any misbehaviour or infraction by anybody directly or indirectly connected with the public service," he said.
"Further the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been able to carry out a full and unimpeded murder inquiry."

Kieran Doherty was killed by the Real IRA in February 2010

He added that the Doherty family could pursue other remedies through statutory procedures if they wished.
"My work on this matter is now closed. Because of its nature, I would not regard any further meetings on the subject as appropriate," he wrote.
Mr Doherty's uncle Vincent Coyle said that the family had been left "stunned".
"I think from day one, we all believed that we were never going to get the full facts because of this story of national security but we had great trust in Lord Carlile.
"I do think he is a man of outstanding bravery, given the fact that he took this on at all. But his hands are tied and I think we realise that.
"From day one, we knew this would be an uphill climb."

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