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Omagh lawyers paid more than £1m Omagh lawyers paid more than £1m
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Three prosecution barristers in the Omagh bomb trial were paid almost £1.2m in fees, the BBC has learned.Three prosecution barristers in the Omagh bomb trial were paid almost £1.2m in fees, the BBC has learned.
The trial, which lasted 56 days and ended in December 2007, failed to secure a conviction.The trial, which lasted 56 days and ended in December 2007, failed to secure a conviction.
It was one of three high profile failures in a prosecution case, following the Robert McCartney murder trial, and the Northern Bank robbery.It was one of three high profile failures in a prosecution case, following the Robert McCartney murder trial, and the Northern Bank robbery.
The figure does not include the fee for the defence solicitors and barristers which was paid through Legal Aid.The figure does not include the fee for the defence solicitors and barristers which was paid through Legal Aid.
Twenty-nine people and unborn twins were murdered in the 1998 Real IRA Omagh atrocity .