Judge orders McVeigh execution to go ahead

The US judge in the Oklahoma City bombing case today refused to delay the execution of Timothy McVeigh saying newly-released documents do not change the fact that he is guilty.

US District judge Richard Matsch issued the ruling even though he had told lawyers that he found it ‘‘shocking’’ that documents had been withheld in the case until last month. He said the findings of the jury still stood.

‘‘As the 12 jurors believe it (the verdict) is justified under all circumstances and executed their moral judgment as a conscience of the community, whatever may in time be discovered about the possible involvement of others does not change the fact that Timothy McVeigh was the instrument of death and destruction,’’ Matsch said.

The execution is scheduled for next Monday.