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17/05/2002
Merseyside officer to 'quality assure' Omagh investigation
The Policing Board have appointed a Merseyside deputy chief constable as the senior officer overseeing the Omagh bomb investigation.
Deputy Chief Constable Mike Tonge joins fellow Merseyside officer Chief Supt Phil Jones who was appointed as external senior officer to scrutinise the current enquiry.
The appointment of DCC Tonge will not change the day-to-day working of the Omagh investigation and Brian McArthur, the PSNI senior investigating officer in charge, retains operational command.
Speaking after the appointment, vice-chairman Denis Bradley said: "His [DCC Tonge's] role is both to oversee the situation and to work directly with the board. He is going to quality assure the situation and if there are any difficulties, if he identifies anything, then he brings them to the board."
DCC Tonge’s appointment was finalised at a meeting between the board, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI), the Chair of the Merseyside Police Authority and the Chief Constable of the Merseyside Police on Wednesday. DCC Tonge has been appointed to the investigation until December 2002, and he will report to the board twice a month. He retains his post with the Merseyside police for the duration of his appointment in Northern Ireland.
DCC Tonge's area of responsibility will be examining resources, undertaking quality assurance, particularly in relation to the Omagh Bomb review report and providing strategic guidance to the board in relation to its responsibilities.
The board also confirmed that HMI Blakey will undertake a review of the processes in relation to the investigation of homicide in Northern Ireland.
Professor Desmond Rea said that the appointments would "ensure that outstanding issues relating to the Omagh Investigation are fully considered and progressed."
The Policing Board chairman also issued another appeal for anyone with information about the bombing to contact investigators.
”Once again we would appeal for anyone with information to come forward to the police to help bring the perpetrators of the Omagh atrocity to justice," he said.
(GMcG)
Deputy Chief Constable Mike Tonge joins fellow Merseyside officer Chief Supt Phil Jones who was appointed as external senior officer to scrutinise the current enquiry.
The appointment of DCC Tonge will not change the day-to-day working of the Omagh investigation and Brian McArthur, the PSNI senior investigating officer in charge, retains operational command.
Speaking after the appointment, vice-chairman Denis Bradley said: "His [DCC Tonge's] role is both to oversee the situation and to work directly with the board. He is going to quality assure the situation and if there are any difficulties, if he identifies anything, then he brings them to the board."
DCC Tonge’s appointment was finalised at a meeting between the board, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI), the Chair of the Merseyside Police Authority and the Chief Constable of the Merseyside Police on Wednesday. DCC Tonge has been appointed to the investigation until December 2002, and he will report to the board twice a month. He retains his post with the Merseyside police for the duration of his appointment in Northern Ireland.
DCC Tonge's area of responsibility will be examining resources, undertaking quality assurance, particularly in relation to the Omagh Bomb review report and providing strategic guidance to the board in relation to its responsibilities.
The board also confirmed that HMI Blakey will undertake a review of the processes in relation to the investigation of homicide in Northern Ireland.
Professor Desmond Rea said that the appointments would "ensure that outstanding issues relating to the Omagh Investigation are fully considered and progressed."
The Policing Board chairman also issued another appeal for anyone with information about the bombing to contact investigators.
”Once again we would appeal for anyone with information to come forward to the police to help bring the perpetrators of the Omagh atrocity to justice," he said.
(GMcG)
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