Clause 15 - Review by appeals commissioners
Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill
3:00 pm
Lembit Öpik (Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Affairs; Montgomeryshire, Liberal Democrat)
Once again, the proposals relate to the debates we had under clauses 8 and 13 on trial by the Crown Court, rather than under a special tribunal, and appeals to the Court of Appeal. We believe that these cases should be tried in the same way as any other terrorist offences, by the criminal justice system of Northern Ireland, and the amendments reflect that.