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Ora che le elezioni sono state fissate per il 6 maggio prossimo, non è pensabile la pubblicazione del rapporto di Lord Saville prima che il Parlamento venga sciolto

Reazioni di rabbia dei familiari delle vittime della Bloody Sunday, dopo l’annuncio che il rapporto redatto da Lord Saville non verrà reso noto se non dopo le elezioni generali fissate per il 6 maggio.
Essi temono che la pubblicazione potrebbe non avvenire prima dell’estate se dovesse essere eletto un governo conservatore ed eletto un nuovo segretario di stato che dovrebbe ‘familiarizzare’ con l’inchiesta.
Un portavoce del NIO (Northern Ireland Office) ha affermato senza indugi che la relazioni verrà resa nota nel più breve termine possibile.
“Ora che il Primo Ministro ha definito le elezioni, non sarà pertanto possibile rendere pubblica la relazione sulla Bloody Sunday al Parlamento prima che questo non sia stato sciolto”, ha detto.
“Il Segretario di Stato (Shaun Woodward) ha chiesto a Lord Saville di continuare a mantenere il possesso della relazione e di non consegnarla al governo fino a quando le elezioni non avranno avuto luogo”.
“Potrà essere trasmesso al Parlamento non appena possibile dopo che il nuovo Parlamento sarà stato convocato”.
L’inchiesta affidata a Lord Saville fu ordinata dal primo ministro Tony Blair ed è costata quasi 200 milioni di sterline.

Link utile : Bloody Sunday Inquiry

Bloody Sunday Saville Report will not be out before election (Belfast Telegraph)
The Saville Report into the deaths of 14 people on Bloody Sunday will not be published until after the election, the Government confirmed last night.
Lord Saville’s completed report was due to be published two weeks ago but he has been asked to delay its release until after the May 6 poll.
The Northern Ireland Office said the decision was taken because Parliament was to be dissolved.
Last night, families of those killed on Bloody Sunday spoke of their frustration at the latest delay.
They claimed it could be the summer before the report is released if a Conservative government is elected and a new Secretary of State is familiarised with the inquiry.
Fourteen people died when Paratroopers opened fire on civil rights protesters in Londonderry on January 30, 1972.
Lord Saville’s inquiry was ordered by former Prime Minister Tony Blair and has cost almost £200m.
Confirming the latest delay, an NIO spokesman said the report would be published as soon as possible after the election.
“Now that the Prime Minister has called an election, it will therefore not be possible to publish the Bloody Sunday report to Parliament before Parliament has been dissolved,” he said.
“The Secretary of State (Shaun Woodward) has asked Lord Saville to continue to keep possession of the report and not to hand it over to the Government until the election has taken place.
“It can then be published to Parliament as soon as is practicable after the new Parliament has convened.”
Just days before its scheduled release last month, Mr Woodward announced a legal team, including representatives from MI5 and the Ministry of Defence, would be checking the final report for issues of national and witness security.
John Kelly, whose brother Michael was killed on Bloody Sunday, said he was frustrated by the prospect of another lengthy delay.
”Every time the report is due to come out, the families come together and start planning for the day and then we have to put it on the back burner,” he said.
“It has been very traumatic and very frustrating. You think you see the end of the road but there is another part added on.”