§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Attorney-General how many people currently await trial on the evidence of converted terrorists; what proportion of these persons have been refused bail; and what is the average period of remand for which persons detained without bail have been held to date after being charged on the evidence of a converted terrorist, irrespective of whether that person has been brought to trial.
§ The Attorney-GeneralFour persons currently await trail on the evidence of a convicted terrorist. Of these bail has been refused in the High Court in Northern Ireland to three persons, each of whom stands charged with murder. In addition a number of other persons, in respect of whom the director has not yet received an investigation file, is on remand having been charged with serious terrorist offences on the evidence of an accomplice who will shortly be committed for trial. Information on average periods spend on remand by those who have been charged on the evidence of a convicted terrorist is not separately available and could be obtained only by a special exercise at disproportionate cost.