McGuinness could face charges over refusal to answer questions

The Saville Inquiry has warned Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness that he could face contempt of court charges for refusing to name people who were members of the Provisional IRA on Bloody Sunday.

The Saville Inquiry has warned Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness that he could face contempt of court charges for refusing to name people who were members of the Provisional IRA on Bloody Sunday.

The warning came after Mr McGuinness finished two days of evidence to the inquiry about his actions on January 30, 1972, when 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead by British soldiers in Derry.

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