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Victims' posts details revealed | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
Details of Northern Ireland's victims' commissioners have been announced. | |
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness told the assembly that all four posts were full-time and would receive the full advertised salary of £65,000. | |
Mr McGuinness said he and First Minister Ian Paisley took legal advice before deciding to appoint four commissioners rather than one. | |
He also said reports that the pair could not agree on one candidate "could not be further from the truth". | |
"We never, at any stage of our deliberations, had a situation where the first minister proposed someone and I proposed someone as an alternative," Mr McGuinness said. | |
"We were never in a position of disagreement as to how to bring this matter forward." | |
The four commissioners include broadcaster Mike Nesbitt and ex-interim victims' commissioner Bertha McDougall. | |
The others are Patricia MacBride, whose brother was killed by the SAS, and Brendan McAllister of Mediation NI. | The others are Patricia MacBride, whose brother was killed by the SAS, and Brendan McAllister of Mediation NI. |
On Sunday, Northern Ireland's first victims' commissioner said he believed a lack of trust within the community prevented just one person being chosen for the job. | |
Sir Kenneth Bloomfield said he was pleased that appointments were being made, but that four "does seem rather a large number". | Sir Kenneth Bloomfield said he was pleased that appointments were being made, but that four "does seem rather a large number". |
Monday's official announcement follows a lengthy process, including a job readvertisement last autumn. | Monday's official announcement follows a lengthy process, including a job readvertisement last autumn. |
The post is intended to promote the interests of victims of the Troubles. | The post is intended to promote the interests of victims of the Troubles. |