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Bloody Sunday families want soldiers tried
The North's Public Prosecution Service is considering a call from the majority of the Bloody Sunday families for criminal cases to be taken against British soldiers involved in the shootings 39 years ago, reports Gerry Moriarty, Northern Editor.
Relatives of 11 of the 14 who died as a result of the Bloody Sunday shootings in 1972 want surviving implicated soldiers prosecuted. Five of the 13 who were wounded and survived have joined in a legal call for prosecutions. Families of six of the wounded who are now dead are also supporting the demand.
Solicitors representing the families said it was clear “that the evidential and public interest tests for bringing prosecutions have been satisfied”.
They said they had requested that those responsible for the murders and attempted murders be prosecuted in court.
Hamill inquiry report delayed
Publication of the Robert Hamill inquiry report is to be delayed pending court cases arising from the findings, Northern Secretary Owen Paterson has said,
writes Dan Keenan.
In a written statement laid before parliament in Westminster yesterday, Mr Paterson said he "intends to publish the inquiry's final report as soon as practicable". In the light of legal proceedings against three individuals, he has decided not to publish the report until those proceedings are concluded.
Robert Hamill was kicked to death by a mob in Portadown, in April 1997. Police officers were accused of failing to intervene, leading to the inquiry.
Some terms of reference are: "To inquire into the death of Robert Hamill with a view to determining whether any wrongful act or omission by or within the RUC facilitated his death or obstructed the investigation of it, or whether attempts were made to do so."