Families of the Omagh bomb victims are to have talks today with the senior police officer in charge of investigating the atrocity.
The investigation now led by detective superintendent Mr Norman Baxter, and assistant chief constable Mr Sam Kincaid, will meet relatives of the 29 people (including unborn twins) who were killed in the Real IRA attack nearly four years ago.
Spokesman for the relatives, Mr Michael Gallagher, said the families want to know what has happened in the seven months since the scathing Police Ombudsman's report into the police investigation of the atrocity.
Mr Gallagher, whose son Aidan died in the blast, said: “We will be hoping that people will be brought forward to the courts as soon as possible.” “We are coming up to the fourth anniversary and we don't want to be meeting new teams 30 years on. We want some resolution to this.”
The report by Ms Nuala O'Loan led to a bitter row with the then RUC chief constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan. In her report, Ms O'Loan suggested the judgement and leadership of Sir Ronnie had been "seriously flawed".
He responded that the report was riddled with "factual errors". This report is now being challenged in the courts by the Police Association, which represents all ranks, up to and including chief constable.
It is understood that the issue of who was in command of the Omagh investigation is the main point of dispute.
Signed affidavits have been submitted by assistant chief constables Alan McQuillan and Mr Kincaid.
Their statements are understood to contradict part of a third affidavit made by the former head of Special Branch and CID Raymond White, who recently retired.