Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK
Ms Gr?inne Teggart:
On Operation Kenova and information recovery with teeth, the narrative of the UK Government is that the passage of time has made it impossible to getting new evidence on cases or diminished the prospect of doing so. That is contrary to what has been shown in the case being pursued by Mr. Reavey in other cases on which we are working. I am also working with the McAnespie family on the case of Aidan McAnespie's killing. We are waiting for a judgment in a criminal trial relating to that case. There is no doubt that the passage of time has an impact but it does not completely diminish the prospect of new evidence. It is important for that narrative of the UK Government to be tackled head on.
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