BROWN MUST GIVE FAMILIES RESPECT THEY DESERVE

BROWN MUST GIVE FAMILIES RESPECT THEY DESERVE

CHINOOK AIR CRASH VERDICT CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO STAND

Responding to reports that Gordon Brown has refused to review the 1994 Chinook Helicopter Crash, SNP Defence Spokesperson Angus Robertson has said the families ‘deserve to know the full facts’.

The Right Reverend Bill Hewitt, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly, is reportedly “angry” and “disappointed”, which is sure to be a big blow to the struggling Prime Minister.

“This is no doubt very embarrassing for Gordon Brown, but far more important than that is the need for justice for the families and memories of Flight Lieutenants Tapper and Cook. They deserve to know the full facts – both of how their sons died and why they were made scapegoats for this tragedy.

“The lack of interest in this case from the Westminster Government is astonishing – this verdict cannot be allowed to stand. The initial RAF internal finding, the Fatal Accident Inquiry, and a House of Lords report all concluded that there was no evidence that the pilots were to blame. Brown must listen to these calls for justice.”