Victims' row set for court hearing
A WOMAN whose parents were killed in the Shankill bomb is to mount a court challenge against the new Victims' Commission.
Michelle Williamson is set to apply for for a judicial review and will be backed by at least 13 victims' groups.
It's also emerged that the father of a UVF victim is also preparing to take a case against the appointment of the new commission.
Raymond McCord is taking his case over the "unfair appointment of four commissioners" while his application was rejected.
Ms Williamson said she is greatly offended by the choice of commissioners, particularly Patricia MacBride, and the language that has been used to talk about murderers and killers".
The commission became mired in controversy just hours after it was appointed when it released a statement speaking of an "IRA volunteer" killed "on active service".
The controversial language appeared in a profile introducing Ms MacBride whose brother Anton was killed by the SAS in 1984.
Ms Williamson's parents, George and Gillian were killed in the 1993 bombing of Frizell' fish and chip shop.
Nine people including two children as well as IRA bomber Thomas Begley died in the explosion.
"I object to her presence as this commission should be for victims and not terrorists' relatives.
"If this is the best the government can offer me then they can stick it," she said.
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