Organisation: Widgery Tribunal

JACK STRAW, the British Foreign Secretary, complained this week that the British invest too much faith in selecting judicial figures to chair inquiries.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2003

Bloody Sunday 'an assault on marchers'

The British army operation on Bloody Sunday was an assault on the participants in a civil rights march, it was claimed today.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2003

Para commander appears at Saville hearing

The officer in charge of the paratroopers in Derry on Bloody Sunday was giving evidence today to the Saville Inquiry into the 1972 shootings.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

Bloody Sunday soldier may have hit wrong man

A former soldier who claimed he shot a nail-bomber on Bloody Sunday told the Saville Inquiry today it was possible he missed his intended target and shot the wrong man.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2003

Saville inquiry reaches crucial stage

The public inquiry into the horrors of Bloody Sunday, which helped blight chances of peace in the North for nearly 30 years, is today reaching a crucial stage.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2002

Paratrooper's 'differing accounts not put to Widgery'

A British paratrooper’s radically different accounts of killing a Bloody Sunday marcher were not put before the Widgery Inquiry, it was revealed today.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2002

Former para lied in original Bloody Sunday deaths account

A FORMER paratrooper said yesterday he fabricated his original eyewitness account of the Bloody Sunday shootings that put soldiers in a positive light.

Fri, 18 Oct, 2002

Army witness believes soldiers were attacked on Bloody Sunday

A former British army press officer who was forced to resign after revealing details of army propaganda has told the Saville Inquiry that he believes shots were fired at soldiers on Bloody Sunday.

Tue, 24 Sep, 2002

Bloody Sunday inquiry opens in London

The Bloody Sunday hearing opens in London later today.

Tue, 24 Sep, 2002

Tests on Bloody Sunday bodies 'worthless', inquiry told

Forensic results which linked some of those killed on Bloody Sunday to the use of firearms were “worthless”, the Bloody Sunday Tribunal heard today.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2002

Bloody Sunday soldiers shielded from public view

Relatives of Bloody Sunday victims tonight hit out at a ruling which will shield two soldiers from public view before they testify at an inquiry into the atrocity.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2002

Bloody Sunday inquiry urged to probe Widgery evidence

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry is being asked to look into the possibility that evidence may have been suppressed by staff working on the original Widgery Inquiry.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2002

Bloody Sunday reserve judge resigns

A reserve judge at the Bloody Sunday inquiry in Derry resigned today because of ill health.

Tue, 21 Aug, 2001