Speaking from Stormont, Trevor Clarke said:
“The Kingsmill massacre was a callous and barbaric attack on ten Protestant workmen, motivated by sectarianism. As the inquest into the attack made clear, these men were killed for one reason — because they were Protestant.
Decades have passed, and no one has been brought to justice for this most wicked attack. It is important for the victims and survivors of Kingsmill that every effort is made to establish the whole truth about this act of terrorism, and that the door to justice remains open.
Over a decade has passed since the original complaint was made to the Ombudsman’s office in 2013, and victims are still awaiting answers. This is unjust. The sole survivor of Kingsmill, Alan Black, is now 81 years of age and in ill health, yet he continues to campaign alongside the McConville family to press for the Police Ombudsman’s Office to release its report into this atrocity. It is bitterly cruel that the Police Ombudsman is withholding the report.
This report should be released without further delay. It is abundantly clear that the victims of Kingsmill have not been well treated, particularly by the Police Ombudsman’s Office. Families are seeking the truth, and there ought to be no delays or obstacles placed in their way in obtaining that truth.”