NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
The founder of a campaign group has said victims “cannot wait” for compensation after a request was made to extend the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry.
Margaret McGuckin, of Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse, said the inquiry should not be “prolonged”.
The first minister and deputy first minister are to recommend a one year extension to the NI Executive.
A decision is not expected until the autumn.
The extension request was made by Sir Anthony Hart, chairman of the HIA inquiry.
If the extension is granted, the HIA report may not be published until January 2017.
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