THE BLOODY SUNDAY INQUIRY: The Bloody Sunday tribunal resumes in Derry's Guildhall today following the summer recess. The inquiry will take evidence in the city for the next three weeks before it locates in London. A live video link will relay proceedings to the Guildhall for the benefit of relatives and others following the move. British soldiers and others who fear to travel to Derry to give evidence will be heard there.
Before the recess began in June the tribunal chairman, Lord Saville, appealed for more evidence from those in the IRA at the time of the shooting in January 1972. As of late last week, there were no reports of any member or former member of the IRA coming forward. However, the Sunday Tribune reported yesterday that one man, now a former IRA member and a prisoner, will make a statement.
To date only Sinn Féin's Mr Martin McGuinness has approached the inquiry with written evidence. He has admitted to being the IRA's second-in-command in the city on January 30th 30 years ago. He also told the tribunal in a statement that what arms the Provisionals had then were not in the Bogside at the time of the banned civil rights march.
Lord Saville had said he could be forced to conclude that failure by IRA members past or present to come forward could mean the movement had something to hide.