Ulster Unionist MLA Ross Hussey has said it is a matter of real regret that the death of former IRA gunrunner Mike Logan, means his evidence as to who he sent hundreds of weapons to, will not now be heard in court.
Ross Hussey said:
“Mike Logan claimed to have shipped over 200 handguns and other weapons to the Provisional IRA from America over a five-year period, which began after the IRA ceasefire and continued even after the Belfast Agreement.
“Having been a regular visitor to Northern Ireland since the early 1980s, he knew exactly what he was doing and what the deadly consequences of his actions would be. Indeed, weapons he supplied are believed to have been used in the murder of two Police officers in Lurgan in 1997.
“It is a matter of real regret that having agreed to give evidence, Mike Logan will now not be able to appear in court and identify his accomplices and in particular, the people to whom he sent weapons from the USA.”