Public Inquiry into the Killing of Fergal Caraher — Jurists’ Findings
Preliminary report of the findings of the international panel of jurists who presided over the public inquiry held in Cullyhanna on 22–23 June 1991. Published January 1992.
This is the companion volume to the 1991 community report. It contains the solicitor’s account of procedure, the preamble and terms of reference, the individual recommendations of the four jurists, and the subsequent correspondence with the Northern Ireland Office.
Page images and the original printed volume remain with the source.
Panel
- Chairman: Michael Mansfield, Q.C. (England) — reserved his findings
- Hon. Kevin Burke, District Attorney, Massachusetts, USA
- Veronika Arendt-Rojahn, Germany
- Anne-Carinne Jacoby, France
- Hon. Judge Andrew L. Somers, Jnr., Wisconsin, USA
Counsel to the Inquiry Chairman: Michael Topolski. Counsel to the Inquiry: Fergal Kavanagh. Solicitor to the Inquiry: Colm MacGeehin. Inquiry Co-ordinator: Tomas Cullen.
Preface (excerpt)
The findings and recommendations of the jurists are printed as a Preliminary Report. The findings must be considered in the context that during the inquiry and subsequently the Northern Ireland Authorities refused the Caraher family, their legal representative and the inquiry’s solicitor access to the autopsy report, ballistics reports, statements of the soldiers responsible for the shooting, details of “reported” injuries to soldiers and forensic reports.
At the time of publishing this report in January 1992, more than one year after the killing, an inquest has not yet been held, the family have never been officially notified of the killing of Fergal and the D.P.P. has still not announced his decision as to whether there will be a prosecution or not. Due to an unprecedented turn of events by representatives of the D.P.P.’s office the inquiry chairman has decided to reserve his findings and recommendations to a later date.
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction by Inquiry Solicitor (Colm MacGeehin)
- Preamble to Inquiry
- Terms of reference adopted
- Recommendations of Hon. Kevin Burke
- Recommendations of Veronika Arendt-Rojahn
- Recommendations of Anne-Carinne Jacoby
- Recommendations of Hon. Judge Andrew L. Somers, Jnr.
- Appendix A — Correspondence with the Northern Ireland Office
- Appendix B — Preliminary steps when a death results from lethal force (CAJ)
Full verbatim text of the jurists’ report (separate page).