Trimble to give OTR letters evidence
The former First Minister David Trimble is expected to appear before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to discuss OTR letters.
Lord Trimble will give evidence to the watchdog on Tuesday about the controversial government scheme which assured hundreds of ‘on-the-run’ suspects they were not wanted by police.
Last week members of the committee heard from senior PSNI officers that 95 of 228 republicans who received the letters have been linked to 295 murders.
The issue of the OTR letters came to light in February when the trial of John Downey for the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing was halted after it emerged he had mistakenly received one.
The 62-year-old from Co Donegal denied the charges.
NI police have come in for heavy criticism over their handling of the case and Chief Constable Matt Baggott, who was present at the committee last week, has apologised on behalf of the PSNI.
A judge-led inquiry into the OTR letters was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron
