JUSTICE AT LAST
JUSTICE AT LAST
By NIALL MOONAN
Omagh families slam McKevitt as he faces life for running the Real IRA
FAMILIES of the Omagh victims wept with relief yesterday as Real 9RA leader Michael McKevitt was convicted of directing terrorism.
Victor Barker, whose 12-year-old son James was among the 29 people and unborn twins killed in the 1998 atrocity, spoke of his joy at the verdict.
He said: "We now know what we suspected all along. McKevitt is a terrorist, a man who has the blood of innocent people on his hands.
"This judgment bolsters our determination to see our civil legal action against the Real IRA through to court."
McKevitt, 53, faces life in jail today when he appears for sentencing at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin.
By NIALL MOONAN
Omagh families slam McKevitt as he faces life for running the Real IRA
FAMILIES of the Omagh victims wept with relief yesterday as Real 9RA leader Michael McKevitt was convicted of directing terrorism.
Victor Barker, whose 12-year-old son James was among the 29 people and unborn twins killed in the 1998 atrocity, spoke of his joy at the verdict.
He said: "We now know what we suspected all along. McKevitt is a terrorist, a man who has the blood of innocent people on his hands.
"This judgment bolsters our determination to see our civil legal action against the Real IRA through to court."
McKevitt, 53, faces life in jail today when he appears for sentencing at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin.
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Publisher: THE MIRROR
Ref: TM/184
Published Date: 07-Aug-03
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