NORTHERN IRELAND
The Irish News
FORMER residents of Kincora Boys’ Home in east Belfast have issued legal proceedings against the secretary of state over her refusal to have the abuse they suffered investigated as part of the Westminster inquiry into historical sexual crime.
In October, Theresa Villiers announced that Kincora would not form part of the Home Office Independent Panel into sexual abuse and would instead be included in the ongoing Sir Anthony Hart inquiry into church and state abuse currently hearing evidence in Banbridge.
There had been calls for Kincora to come under the Westminster probe as it will have greater powers to compel former security and intelligence service personnel to give evidence.
This is amid allegations from whistle blower Colin Wallace that British army intelligence was aware boys at the home were being abused but that members of the RUC and senior political figures conspired to cover up a paedophile ring that included senior members of the establishment.
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