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| On The Runs: Lord Mandelson to give evidence to inquiry | On The Runs: Lord Mandelson to give evidence to inquiry |
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| Former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson, is to give evidence to MPs investigating the On The Runs letters later. | Former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson, is to give evidence to MPs investigating the On The Runs letters later. |
| Lord Mandelson will appear before the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee at Westminster. | Lord Mandelson will appear before the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee at Westminster. |
| It is looking at how more than 200 people were told they were not wanted for paramilitary crimes committed before the Good Friday Agreement. | It is looking at how more than 200 people were told they were not wanted for paramilitary crimes committed before the Good Friday Agreement. |
| On The Runs are those suspected, but not convicted of paramilitary offences. | On The Runs are those suspected, but not convicted of paramilitary offences. |
| The scheme became the focus of controversy after the collapse of a case against John Downey in February for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing. | The scheme became the focus of controversy after the collapse of a case against John Downey in February for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing. |
| The judge dismissed the case after it emerged Mr Downey had a letter from government officials mistakenly telling him he would not face criminal charges for the bombing. It emerged during the case that several hundred letters had been issued. |