‘No justification’ for special advocates for families in Omagh closed hearings

Chair of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry Lord Turnbull (PA)

There is “no justification” for special advocates for survivors and bereaved families in closed hearings during the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, it has been contended.

It is expected that some hearings during the inquiry, which is probing whether the 1998 dissident republican atrocity could have been prevented, will be closed due to sensitive evidence and national security.