Over 300 people impacted by the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing are unable to pursue their legal claim against MI5. Judges at a specialized tribunal ruled that the cases were brought too late, despite arguments that the Security Services' failure to prevent the attack violated human rights.
More than 300 people affected by the Manchester Arena bombing cannot continue their legal action against MI5 , judges at a specialist tribunal have ruled.
“Any reasonable person would have sympathy for them. The grief and trauma which they have suffered, particularly where young children were killed, is almost unimaginable. Nevertheless, we have reached the conclusion that, in all the circumstances, it would not be equitable to permit the claims to proceed."
The public inquiry into the 2017 attack found the bombing might have been prevented if MI5 had acted on intelligence received in the months before when two pieces of information about the bomber, Salman Abedi, were assessed at the time by the security service to not relate to terrorism. Hudgell Solicitors, Slater & Gordon and Broudie Jackson Canter, three of the law firms representing people affected, said in a statement: “It is extremely disappointing for our clients to learn their claims against MI5 will not be able to progress further through the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
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