Before Lockerbie will there be a Northern Ireland terrorism related trial?

The Telegraph report that:

'Moussa Koussa could face criminal proceedings in a British court for his alleged involvement in IRA bombings within weeks, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

The legal team representing nearly 160 British victims of IRA bomb attacks which used Libyan-supplied Semtex are considering bringing a private prosecution against the former Libyan foreign minister within weeks.

They are looking at both private criminal and civil proceedings against Mr Koussa, who defected to the UK last week and is being questioned by British officials.

A criminal action, which could commence within weeks, could see Mr Koussa charged with multiple charges for murder, conspiracy to cause murder and offences under the counter-terrorism laws.

If criminal charges are accepted by magistrates, they can issue a warrant for the police to arrest of Mr Koussa. The Director of Public Prosecutions could then take over the case, if he deems it to be in the public interest.

A civil prosecution would see lawyers seek damages from Mr Koussa on behalf of the victims for loss, wrongful death and “trespass to the person”.

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He said Mr Moussa had been the direct link between Tripoli and the IRA army council, while he worked as a diplomat in his country’s London embassy.'

I do hope that something does come of this and if so I wonder if any Northern Ireland politicians will be nervously watching proceedings and awaiting the invitation to attend as a witness.