Police due to investigate Bloody Sunday

Published Thursday, 20 December 2012
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A murder probe into the Bloody Sunday killings is to begin in the new year, police chiefs have revealed.

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Relatives of the 14 people who died when British paratroopers shot civil rights marchers in Londonderry in 1972 heard from senior PSNI commanders on Thursday.

Plans to hold a police investigation into the deaths had previously been revealed, after the Saville inquiry found in 2010 that victims had been shot without justification by members of the Parachute regiment.

Lord Saville, who headed the probe, apologised to victims' families and assured them the deaths would be examined.

PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie and Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris told families the investigation, which is expected to last four years, will be "lengthy and complex".

"Senior police met a delegation in Derry today representing some of the victims killed on Bloody Sunday," said a PSNI spokeswoman.

Police have also undertaken to provide updates to surviving victims and all the families who lost relatives on Bloody Sunday through the course of the investigation which will be lengthy and complex.

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"Following consultation earlier this year with the Public Prosecution Service, officers provided an outline of the processes involved and the challenges posed by a criminal investigation into the events of 30 January 1972.

"The delegation was informed about the appointment from Serious Crime Branch of a senior investigating officer and the allocation of resources to create an investigation team which will begin work in the new year."

The Bloody Sunday Report heard from over 900 witnesses and took 12 years to complete, but police say those witnesses may have to come forward again, as testimony given for the Saville Inquiry cannot be used as evidence in criminal proceedings.

"For the investigation to be as comprehensive and effective as possible, police will be asking for public support in the form of witnesses who gave evidence to the Saville Inquiry now making statements to detectives," explained a PSNI spokeswoman.

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7 Comments
Bryant McCusher in England wrote (153 days ago):
Let the attempt at prosecution go ahead, support it fully under criminal law. When its over on the basis of "equality" we can go after the hundreds of ira murderers still not brought to justice, but this time it needs to be done in public, see who likes being exposed to the murders of Bloody friday, Claudy, Enniskillen and hundreds like it.
jimmymac in canada wrote (156 days ago):
Hooray... and hallelujah... This is wonderful news.Let hope the New Year, 2013, brings real Justice, for the people of Derry whose loved ones were brutally murdered
Willy in Newtownabbey wrote (156 days ago):
Is public enquires only for the catholic community? I'd love to know when their will be a public enquiry for the ira attacks that were supported and covered up by the garda and irish government.
David in Newtownabbey wrote (157 days ago):
How much more money is going to be wasted on this issue , 200 million on saville enquiry and now a criminal enquiry, it would have been cheaper to give the family's a million pounds in comp and told to let it drop, it's about time there were enquires into all the ira bombings and shootings of Protestant community ,
Ryan in Belfast wrote (157 days ago):
Its about time because the soldiers behind this have to be brought to Justice over what they did, not to mention the people behind the cover up afterwards that dilberatey went out of their way to plant weapons on innocent civil rights protesters.
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