Statement from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission regarding Omagh Bombing
20 December 2007
Following the conclusion of the Omagh bomb trial, Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Professor Monica Mc Williams has commented:
On 18 January 2007 following a series of meetings with the Omagh families the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Irish Human Rights Commission called on the British and Irish Governments to establish a Cory- style review into the Omagh bombing and surrounding events.
We reiterate this position today and recommend that a serving or retired judge of international standing, should be appointed to examine all available material to determine whether it is appropriate to institute an independent, cross-border or public inquiry into the atrocity.
The Commission wrote to the Secretary of State outlining its position at that time and were told that no decision would be made until the outcome of this trial. The Commission will follow up with the Secretary of State on the current position following todays judgment.