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Northern Ireland's police ombudsman, Al Hutchinson Paul Faith/PA Wire/Press Association Images

Troubles killings "cannot be reinvestigated"

The killings cannot be investigated by the police ombudsman’s office as they have already been investigated by the police.

A NUMBER OF killings that occurred during the Troubles cannot be reinvestigated, the BBC is reporting.

It says the killings, where RUC officers were the perpetrators, are “caught in legal limbo”.

This is due to the fact the ombudsman’s office cannot conduct new investigations into the killings because they have been previously investigated by the police.

The Historical Enquiries Team reports to the chief constable and under European law, this means it is not allowed to investigate cases that involve killings by officers in the police force, the BBC explains.

The killings cannot be reexamined unless new evidence is found.

According to today’s edition of the Irish News, this applies to nearly 50 killings, including the deaths of IRA members Eugene Toman, Gervaise McKerr and Sean Burns.

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    Jun 25th 2012, 4:32 PM

    Emer I”m currently staying with my uncle in Fort Collins, less then three miles from the fire here. He lives just east of Horsetooth damn, the fire is literally just west of there. Since I arrived last Friday, its been 39degrees and there is no moisture around. The fire can be seen for miles, even on the plane into Denver the trail of smoke could be seen for well over an hour in our descent. Again a reminder that despite our troubles at home, we’ve such a benign country in terms of natural disasters etc.

    The air quality is quite poor depending on the wind, but my heart goes out to those displaced. The part of the country is so Idyllic, wonderful communities around. Its such a shame to see the destruction due to the fire. Spare a thought for the firefighters and volunteers battling the fire, I can barely step out in the heat I can’t imagine how they are fighting it with all their gear etc. I have some photos which I’ll submit.

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    Jun 25th 2012, 4:40 PM

    Hi Mark, thanks for sharing that. If you could send your pictures to tips@thejournal.ie that would be great.

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    Jun 25th 2012, 5:17 PM

    Will do Emer – thanks.

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