Post 174 being Part 1.

On the 29th he was finally sentenced:
A loyalist "supergrass" who admitted the murders of five people among hundreds of offences has had a 35-year jail term reduced to six-and-a-half years for helping the police.
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42857474

Local comment has been critical, enhanced as he is likely to be released in weeks; The Good Friday Agreement provisions apply to his crimes, as they did for many others, he is just the latest beneficiary.