Debate contribution: Compassionate Temporary Release from Prison
Debate contribution by Ms Aoife Finnegan on .
- MLA
- Ms Aoife Finnegan
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Ministerial Statement
- Heading
- Compassionate Temporary Release from Prison
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5741890
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I thank the Minister for coming to the House to clarify the situation. I reiterate the message that our thoughts are with the Kelly family. We can only imagine what they are going through. Minister, the more details that emerge about the release of Gary Anderson, the more troubling the decision-making process seems to have been, especially considering the risk to the public. The judgement is clear that counsel acted on her client's instructions, but why did the duty governor not receive communication that the judge had offered the Prison Service the chance to reconsider the decision not to release Gary Anderson?
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