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| Family of murdered Real IRA man receives 'substantial' payout | Family of murdered Real IRA man receives 'substantial' payout |
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| Victims of the Real IRA have expressed outrage after revelations that the family of a murdered member of the republican terror group has been awarded compensation. | Victims of the Real IRA have expressed outrage after revelations that the family of a murdered member of the republican terror group has been awarded compensation. |
| Relatives of Kieran Doherty, a Real IRA member who was shot dead by the organisation, confirmed that his family will be compensated. | |
| Doherty's naked and bound body was left at the roadside after he was shot on the Braehead Road in Derry three years ago. | Doherty's naked and bound body was left at the roadside after he was shot on the Braehead Road in Derry three years ago. |
| His family has been awarded an undisclosed amount by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel, but it is thought to be in the thousands. | His family has been awarded an undisclosed amount by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel, but it is thought to be in the thousands. |
| Michael Gallagher, a campaigner for the Omagh bomb victims, said there would be hurt among victims and their families. | Michael Gallagher, a campaigner for the Omagh bomb victims, said there would be hurt among victims and their families. |
| Gallagher, whose son Aidan died alongside 28 others in the Real IRA bomb blast 15 years ago this month, said: "It was a brutal and horrific murder that took place on this man, regardless of his background. | Gallagher, whose son Aidan died alongside 28 others in the Real IRA bomb blast 15 years ago this month, said: "It was a brutal and horrific murder that took place on this man, regardless of his background. |
| "But in my experience with the Omagh bomb, some of the families really struggled to get compensation. | "But in my experience with the Omagh bomb, some of the families really struggled to get compensation. |
| "No matter what way you look at it, when that cheque is given, that is the value the families feel has been put on their child's life." | "No matter what way you look at it, when that cheque is given, that is the value the families feel has been put on their child's life." |
| Doherty's uncle, Vinnie Coyle, speaking on behalf of the family, said it was a "substantial" amount of money that had been rewarded. | Doherty's uncle, Vinnie Coyle, speaking on behalf of the family, said it was a "substantial" amount of money that had been rewarded. |
| "The family are happy with the amount of cash," Coyle said. | "The family are happy with the amount of cash," Coyle said. |
| "But what's more important to the family is, in their opinion, Kieran's name has been cleared because the PSNI [Police Service of Northern Ireland] evidence and the evidence that the PSNI produced on behalf of MI5 and the security services did not stand up to very, very close scrutiny." | "But what's more important to the family is, in their opinion, Kieran's name has been cleared because the PSNI [Police Service of Northern Ireland] evidence and the evidence that the PSNI produced on behalf of MI5 and the security services did not stand up to very, very close scrutiny." |
| Unionist politicians have also voiced concern about the award. | Unionist politicians have also voiced concern about the award. |
| Tom Elliott, the Ulster Unionist party's justice spokesman said: "When you see the pittance that some relatives of people involved in no criminal or terrorist activity whatsoever get – it's that imbalance that creates the difficulty in our society." | Tom Elliott, the Ulster Unionist party's justice spokesman said: "When you see the pittance that some relatives of people involved in no criminal or terrorist activity whatsoever get – it's that imbalance that creates the difficulty in our society." |
| The Real IRA, which was formed after a split within the Provisional IRA over the latter's support for the peace process, has since disbanded. The dissident republican group merged into a new anti-ceasefire alliance last summer now known as the New IRA. | The Real IRA, which was formed after a split within the Provisional IRA over the latter's support for the peace process, has since disbanded. The dissident republican group merged into a new anti-ceasefire alliance last summer now known as the New IRA. |
| • This article was amended on 28 August 2013. The original wrongly referred to Kieran Doherty as having been "accused of informing". This has been corrected. | |
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