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Rapporto su omicidio Rosemary Nelson pubblicato il 23 maggio

Date set for Nelson Inquiry report

A report by the public inquiry into the murder of solicitor Rosemary Nelson in County Armagh in 1999 is to be published in full on Monday 23 May, the Secretary of State has confirmed.

Rosemary NelsonThe murdered mother-of-three was killed when a bomb planted by the Loyalist paramilitary group, Red Hand Defenders, detonated under her car as she left her home in Lurgan, on 15 March 1999.

It was announced at the beginning of April that the report would not be published until after the Northern Ireland Assembly elections were completed.

During her time as a lawyer, Mrs Nelson’s clients included a number of prominent Republicans.

The 40-year-old also acted as legal adviser to a Catholic residents’ group which opposed Orange Order marches in the controversial Drumcree parade stand-off.

Following claims she was intimidated by security force members and Loyalist paramilitaries, Mrs Nelson’s case came to international prominence with a number of human rights groups world-wide raised their fears for her safety.

Secretary of State Owen Paterson said he would make a statement to the House when the report is published.

He said: “With the permission of the Speaker, I confirm that I will allow an opportunity for members of the family of Rosemary Nelson, as well as the other Represented Parties at the Inquiry, to see the report privately and be briefed by their lawyers on its contents, some hours before the report is published.

“Some Members of this House will similarly have an opportunity to see the report in advance of publication, to enable them to respond to the statement made to this House at the time of publication.”

The Inquiry was chaired by Sir Michael Morland.

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