Posted on 05/10/2005 2:28:15 PM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite
A man (35) is to be charged later this month with murdering 29 people who died in the Omagh bomb massacre, the Northern Ireland High Court was told today.
Papers are to be served on Sean Gerard Hoey who is already in custody accused of a series of paramilitary offences.
Although it was reported police are set to bring charges against him over the worst single atrocity in Northern Ireland, his defence said today that had not yet happened.
But a Crown barrister disclosed the wheels were in motion during an adjourned bail application at the High Court in Belfast.
An initial court hearing is to take place on May 26th after papers are served on Mr Hoey a week earlier.
Gordon Kerr QC said: "We can confirm that police received directions on April 19th that murder charges in relation to those killed in the Omagh bombing would be considered by a magistrate at a preliminary inquiry."
Omagh bomb ping.
Sorry, I forgot the link;
http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/5533592?view=Eircomnet
Worse than a suicide bomber.
He kept himself safe from harm while he murdered innocent people.
Isn't it the truth!
I'm normally against the death penalty, but this is one of the times I make exceptions. If he's guilty, and still alive, he's still a threat no matter where he's at.
I hope they have got enough on him but I suspect he'll walk like the rest of them, there were dozens of people involved from the INLA, RIRA, Continuity IRA as well as our old friends (unofficially) the Provisional IRA but they've only managed to put something together on this one guy after seven years. I'm not hopeful.
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