Omagh accused face new legal aid probe

THE British Government has promised to re-examine legal aid awards to some of the five men suspected of carrying out the Omagh bomb atrocity.

Victims’ families were assured yesterday of a top-level probe during talks with the minister overseeing a €1.2 million grant to bring the suspected bombers to court.

Constitutional affairs minister Lord Filkin was challenged about the decision to foot the legal bills of two top dissident republicans named in the civil action: convicted Real IRA terror chief Michael McKevitt and Liam Campbell.