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15/03/2005
McCartney family deny being used as political tool
Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has claimed that the family of Robert McCartney are being politically manipulated as they continue the search for truth into their brothers death.
Speaking on Monday, Mr McGuinness said “politics rather than justice” was driving the PSNI investigation and that those who have been vocal in support of the McCartney family “need to put some searching questions to the PSNI”.
Catherine McCartney, one of Robert McCartney’s five sisters, denied being used as a political tool. She said: "We have to be very careful we're not being used by anybody... we're not stupid women.
"We get the impression that someone thinks out there that somebody's behind this, pulling our strings. The only person behind this is our Robert and he is the person pulling our strings."
The McCartney family, meanwhile, have arrived in the United States ahead of meetings with President Bush on Thursday as well as talks with Senator Hillary Clinton and Irish American sympathiser Edward Kennedy.
Mr Kennedy, this week, called off a planned meeting with Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams because of the IRA's "ongoing criminal activity".
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Speaking on Monday, Mr McGuinness said “politics rather than justice” was driving the PSNI investigation and that those who have been vocal in support of the McCartney family “need to put some searching questions to the PSNI”.
Catherine McCartney, one of Robert McCartney’s five sisters, denied being used as a political tool. She said: "We have to be very careful we're not being used by anybody... we're not stupid women.
"We get the impression that someone thinks out there that somebody's behind this, pulling our strings. The only person behind this is our Robert and he is the person pulling our strings."
The McCartney family, meanwhile, have arrived in the United States ahead of meetings with President Bush on Thursday as well as talks with Senator Hillary Clinton and Irish American sympathiser Edward Kennedy.
Mr Kennedy, this week, called off a planned meeting with Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams because of the IRA's "ongoing criminal activity".
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