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Ombudsman resisted 'high-level' pressure over Omagh bomb report, inquiry told
Original: Ombudsman resisted 'high-level' pressure to publish Omagh bomb report - inquiry https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/john-
Northern Ireland's Police Ombudsman faced 'high-level' pressure before publishing a report into the 1998 Omagh bombing, an inquiry has heard. The finding concerns John White and former NI secretary John Reid, amid long-running questions about whether the Real IRA attack, which killed 29 people, could have been prevented. The inquiry is examining the ombudsman's independence and political interference in its investigations.
Why now: The inquiry has revealed new allegations of political pressure on the ombudsman over a highly sensitive report into the Omagh bombing.
Police Ombudsman for Northern IrelandJohn WhiteJohn ReidOmaghNorthern Ireland
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- Ombudsman resisted 'high-level' pressure to publish Omagh bomb report - inquiry https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/john-white-omagh-northern-ireland-john-reid-republic-of-ireland-b1300080.html # News # UK # Politics · the_standard@robot.villas · 5
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