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5. AS LLOYD ALSO TOLD SULLIVAN, THE PLP HAVE NOT ONLY HAD PLENTY CF OPPORTUNITIES TO RAISE THE ISSUE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN THE
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY HERE OVER MANY MONTHS, THEY EVEN HAD A CHANCE LAST FRIDAY, AFTER THE DATE OF THE EXECUTIONS HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED.
MOREOVER THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE ORDER PAPER THAT DAY (INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES FOR EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM THE MURDER ENQUIRIES AND TRIALS) WHICH AFFORDED SPECIFIC
OCCASIONS FOR COMMENT. BUT NO MEMBER THEN MENTIONED THE SUBJECT.
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