Hussey comments on Victims Commissioner Court Decision
Ulster Unionist West Tyrone assembly member, and Spokesman on Victims’ Issues, Derek Hussey, has welcomed a Court decision not to ‘quash’ the appointment of Bertha McDougall as Interim Victims’ Commissioner and to allow the publication of her much-needed and long-awaited report into the needs of Victims.
In a statement, Mr Hussey said: “I have been privileged to meet many times with Bertha on victims issues both generally and in regard to individual cases. The Interim Commissioner has proved herself to be an ideal champion in this field and I have appreciated her sympathetic approach to the issues involved.
“Bertha McDougall has been tireless in her efforts to pull together all issues in regard to Victims and it is only but right that her report be published to assist in the taking forward of future provision for Victims and Survivors.”