OMAGH BOMBING CIVIL ACTION TO COMMENCE
Omagh bombing civil action to commence
A CIVIL legal action against those accused of plotting the Omagh bomb will begin this morning (Monday) in Belfast.
Relatives of 31 people killed in the dissident republican Real IRA attack on Omagh in 1998 have issued a case against five men they claim are responsible.
Nobody has been convicted, but named on today's action are alleged Real IRA figures Colm Murphy, Liam Campbell and Michael McKevitt as well as Seamus McKenna and Seamus Daly.
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan, 21, died in the blast, said, "We really see this as the last step in the Omagh process because we are not aware of any pending proceedings, either civil or criminal.
"As far as the families are concerned, and it is going to be difficult coming so soon after the trial of Sean Hoey, but we are confident in our legal team and we put our trust in the courts."
A CIVIL legal action against those accused of plotting the Omagh bomb will begin this morning (Monday) in Belfast.
Relatives of 31 people killed in the dissident republican Real IRA attack on Omagh in 1998 have issued a case against five men they claim are responsible.
Nobody has been convicted, but named on today's action are alleged Real IRA figures Colm Murphy, Liam Campbell and Michael McKevitt as well as Seamus McKenna and Seamus Daly.
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan, 21, died in the blast, said, "We really see this as the last step in the Omagh process because we are not aware of any pending proceedings, either civil or criminal.
"As far as the families are concerned, and it is going to be difficult coming so soon after the trial of Sean Hoey, but we are confident in our legal team and we put our trust in the courts."
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE HERALD
Ref: TYH/071
Published Date: 07-Apr-08
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