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10/06/2009
Omagh Families Will Fight McKevitt Appeal
Relatives of those murdered in the Omagh bombing have said they will fight any appeal by the man found responsible of masterminding the 1998 attack.
Earlier this week the families won a landmark civil action against Real IRA chief Michael McKevitt and three other men.
A judge found all four men liable for the attack, which killed 29 people and unborn twins.
McKevitt - currently incarcerated for terrorist activity in Dublin - has since instructed his legal team to appeal the ruling.
His spokesman told the Belfast Telegraph: "The campaign to expose the truth behind the Omagh bomb conspiracy will continue. The legal team acting on behalf of Michael have been instructed to appeal the judgment."
Prominent Omagh campaigner Michael Gallagher, whose 21-year-old son Aiden was killed in the bomb blast, said the move was a set-back for those hoping to end the 10 year fight for justice.
Mr Gallagher said he will do all he can to ensure the verdict is upheld.
"We thought Monday would finally end this process and people could start to move on, but that is not going to be.
"But I am not concerned about the appeal. What Michael McKevitt decides to do is between him and his legal team. If their appeal application successfully goes through and the original decision is upheld it will strengthen Monday’s judgment even more," he told the Belfast Telegraph.
"I think we will do everything we can to hold the verdict we got on Monday."
On Monday, Northern Ireland's incoming Lord Chief Justice, judge Declan Morgan, found McKevitt, Liam Campbell, Seamus Daly and Colm Murphy responsible for the Omagh atrocity.
The court awarded more than £1.6m in damages to 12 named relatives of those murdered by the Real IRA.
So far no criminal prosecution has succeeded in finding anyone guilty for the bombing, which ripped through the heart of Omagh town centre on a busy Saturday afternoon in August 1998.
(PR/JM)
Earlier this week the families won a landmark civil action against Real IRA chief Michael McKevitt and three other men.
A judge found all four men liable for the attack, which killed 29 people and unborn twins.
McKevitt - currently incarcerated for terrorist activity in Dublin - has since instructed his legal team to appeal the ruling.
His spokesman told the Belfast Telegraph: "The campaign to expose the truth behind the Omagh bomb conspiracy will continue. The legal team acting on behalf of Michael have been instructed to appeal the judgment."
Prominent Omagh campaigner Michael Gallagher, whose 21-year-old son Aiden was killed in the bomb blast, said the move was a set-back for those hoping to end the 10 year fight for justice.
Mr Gallagher said he will do all he can to ensure the verdict is upheld.
"We thought Monday would finally end this process and people could start to move on, but that is not going to be.
"But I am not concerned about the appeal. What Michael McKevitt decides to do is between him and his legal team. If their appeal application successfully goes through and the original decision is upheld it will strengthen Monday’s judgment even more," he told the Belfast Telegraph.
"I think we will do everything we can to hold the verdict we got on Monday."
On Monday, Northern Ireland's incoming Lord Chief Justice, judge Declan Morgan, found McKevitt, Liam Campbell, Seamus Daly and Colm Murphy responsible for the Omagh atrocity.
The court awarded more than £1.6m in damages to 12 named relatives of those murdered by the Real IRA.
So far no criminal prosecution has succeeded in finding anyone guilty for the bombing, which ripped through the heart of Omagh town centre on a busy Saturday afternoon in August 1998.
(PR/JM)
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