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24 December 2006 NI human rights body demands MI5 be quizzed on Omagh bomb —from The Sunday Independent THE Human Rights Commission in Northern Ireland should be able to question MI5 about alleged human rights abuses in the North, the group's chief commissioner said yesterday. Monica McWilliams wants the power to examine possible wrongdoing by the intelligence services. Relatives of the 29 people who were murdered in the 1998 Omagh bomb outrage have claimed MI5 failed to pass on information — but the new Justice and Security Bill, being considered in Westminster, would exempt intelligence services MI5 and MI6 and national security matters from scrutiny.   Page last updated 30 Dec 2006 Ireland's OWN Logo by Eamann Website Design and Celtic Background     by Míchealín Daugherty Copyright © 2006 Ireland's OWN All Rights Reserved.