Statement from the Hillsborough Justice Campaign on the Sun apology
The Hillsborough Justice Campaign does not recognise the comments in today's edition of The Sun (7th July 2004) as a genuine or sincere apology for the lies it told in respect of the Hillsborough Disaster.
Any apology should be front page and stand in its own right - on a par with the original damning headline fifteen years ago. However, what we read is front page sensationalism regarding Wayne Rooney being threatened, backed up by a leader inside the paper which attempts to apologise followed by an attack on Liverpudlians.
Any attempt to convince us of the sincerity of their remorse is immediately negated by the context in which the apology occurs.
It is the view of the HJC that the article and commentary are an attack, once again, on the people of Liverpool. It is our belief that The Sun has seriously miscalculated the intelligence of Liverpool people who, we believe, will see through this cynical attempt to increase sales in the Merseyside region.
Hillsborough Justice Campaign
Justice for the 96
For more information on the HJC and the Hillsborough Disaster visit:
http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough
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