OMAGH ACTION RULING
Omagh action ruling
BY LESLEY-ANNE HENRY
lhenry@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
EVIDENCE from an FBI agent who infiltrated the Real IRA will be admitted to the Omagh civil action, a High Court judge has ruled.
Mr Justice Morgan told the landmark civil hearing against five men believed to have been behind the 1998 bombing that evidence from the US trucker-turned-spy, David Rupert, could be heard in court.
Mr Rupert testified during Michael McKevitt's criminal trial in Dublin in 2003 and his evidence was considered key in securing McKevitt's 20-year prison term.
This time round the FBI has forbidden Rupert from giving new evidence in person or via videolink because of ill health and increased concerns over his safety following the shooting of IRA informant Denis Donaldson.
In a judgment presented during the civil action, Mr Morgan told the court he would allow the evidence which includes statements, email and other documents.
BY LESLEY-ANNE HENRY
lhenry@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
EVIDENCE from an FBI agent who infiltrated the Real IRA will be admitted to the Omagh civil action, a High Court judge has ruled.
Mr Justice Morgan told the landmark civil hearing against five men believed to have been behind the 1998 bombing that evidence from the US trucker-turned-spy, David Rupert, could be heard in court.
Mr Rupert testified during Michael McKevitt's criminal trial in Dublin in 2003 and his evidence was considered key in securing McKevitt's 20-year prison term.
This time round the FBI has forbidden Rupert from giving new evidence in person or via videolink because of ill health and increased concerns over his safety following the shooting of IRA informant Denis Donaldson.
In a judgment presented during the civil action, Mr Morgan told the court he would allow the evidence which includes statements, email and other documents.
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/1088
Published Date: 07-May-08
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