Police officers were to give evidence before the Hamill Inquiry into events in Northern Ireland, but feared that if they were assiociated through the inquiry with the events, they would be under a threat of terrorist reprisal. They therefore sought anonymity. The tribunal now appealed the grant of anonymity.
Held: The appeal was refused. It confined its consideration to the tribunal’s ruling in relation to article 2 of the Convention. It held that the tribunal was in error in holding that it was necessary to find that a materially increased risk to the applicants for anonymity would arise from their giving evidence.
Judges:
Kerr LCJ, Campbell and Girvan LJJ
Citations:
[2007] NICA 8
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 2
Jurisdiction:
Northern Ireland
Citing:
Appeal from – Officer L and Others, Re Application for Judicial Review QBNI 3-Nov-2006
Police officers called to appear at a public inquiry objected to a decision against allowing them to do so anonymously. . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – In re Officer L HL 31-Jul-2007
Police officers appealed against refusal of orders protecting their anonymity when called to appear before the Robert Hamill Inquiry.
Held: ‘The tribunal accordingly approached the matter properly under article 2 in seeking to ascertain . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Northern Ireland, Police, Human Rights
Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.249047
