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''BBC News'', Monday, 8 June 2009. The case, brought by relatives of the 29 victims, resulted in an award of combined damages of over £1.5m. He was believed to be a member of the Real IRA army council during the bombing. The damages were never paid.
Liam Campbell is an Irish republican from 
as one of the perpetrators of the 1998 Omagh bombing in a '' Panorama'' documentary. He never faced criminal charges but was found liable for the bombing in a Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
, County Louth. He was found liable under civil proceedings for the 1998 Omagh bombing, which killed 29 people.
Family
His brother Sean died in December 1975, when a landmine he was preparing for an attack on theBritish Army
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exploded prematurely. Another brother, Peter, served 14 years in prison for Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army (IRA; ), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reu ...
offenses. Yet another brother, Michael, went on trial in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
, Lithuania, accused of trying to purchase arms and explosives for the Real IRA
The Real Irish Republican Army, or Real IRA (RIRA), is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that aims to bring about a United Ireland. It formed in 1997 following a split in the Provisional IRA by dissident members, who rejected the ...
, was found guilty and sentenced to twelve years in jail, a conviction that was overturned with the defendant acquitted
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upon the completion of a retrial in 2013, largely due to the defence's argument that Michael was the subject of entrapment, by MI5
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agents.
Paramilitary career
Liam Campbell first came to the attention of the British and Irish security forces in the early 1980s and became the subject of an exclusion order in 1983 barring him from enteringNorthern Ireland
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.
Omagh bombing
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...civil trial
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, along with Michael McKevitt
Michael McKevitt ( ga, Mícheál Mac Dhaibhéid) (4 September 1949 – 2 January 2021) was an Irish republican and paramilitary leader. He was the Provisional Irish Republican Army's Quartermaster General. Due to the Provisional IRA's involvem ...
, Colm Murphy
Colm Murphy (born 18 August 1952) is an Irish republican who was the first person to be convicted in connection with the Omagh bombing, but whose conviction was overturned on appeal.
and Seamus Daly. The men sued by the Omagh families''BBC News'', Monday, 8 June 2009. The case, brought by relatives of the 29 victims, resulted in an award of combined damages of over £1.5m. He was believed to be a member of the Real IRA army council during the bombing. The damages were never paid.
Imprisonment
In May 2004, Campbell was convicted by a court in theRepublic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...
for membership of the Real IRA
The Real Irish Republican Army, or Real IRA (RIRA), is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that aims to bring about a United Ireland. It formed in 1997 following a split in the Provisional IRA by dissident members, who rejected the ...
and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. In May 2009, he was arrested following the issue of a European Arrest Warrant at the behest of the Lithuanian authorities, where he was wanted in connection with a gun running plot which saw his brother Michael arrested. Campbell remained in prison for four years and was released in 2013 following the decision of Belfast Recorders Court to deny Campbell's extradition to Lithuania. The court ruled that " ampbellwas likely to be held in conditions which would be inhuman and degrading." In July 2021, a court in Ireland denied his appeal against extradition to Lithuania for several arms smuggling charges after nearly 12 years of legal battles. In October of 2022, the Lithuanian court announced that Campbell was returning home after all charges against him were dropped due to a statute of limitations expiry.
References
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