A government minister has said planned changes to the Troubles legacy bill would ensure the new system was more 'robustly compliant' with international law.
Raymond McCord, whose son Raymond was murdered by loyalist paramilitary group the UVF, said the bill should be scrapped rather than amended."There should be prosecutions, inquests and civil cases.Raymond McCord said "the government is taking away everything we should expect in a normal country"Lord Caine argued the legislation was designed to give people the best opportunity to get the facts about their relatives' deaths.
"I think getting as much information as possible to those who want it in a timely manner is probably the best thing we can hope to achieve."He stressed that the ICRIR would have police powers, and would be able to conduct "criminal-standard" investigations. He responded to criticism that the appointment of the former Northern Ireland Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan to the position of ICRIR chief commissioner had been premature given the legislation was not yet complete."It's not wholly unusual for people to be appointed to bodies prior to the body itself being established," Lord Caine said.
He said the legislation was designed to give as many people as possible the opportunity to get the facts about deaths - given that successful prosecutions are now unlikely.by dealing with so-called legacy issuesin an attempt to deal with more than 1,000 unsolved killings
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