The recommendation by retired judge John Gillen is one of more than 200 - 75% of which do not involve legislative change, however some could be held up due to the suspension of the Northern Assembly.
The families of those involved would still be allowed to attend, along with members of the press, to act as the eyes and ears of the public. Justice Gillen says that due to the nature of the offences, conviction rates may never be extremely high. The longest chapter in the Gillen Review, with the most recommendations made on one topic, concerns social media, which Justice Gillen says poses a real threat of polluting justice.
"Even if it's only two or three jurors hear this, that is enough to pollute the stream of justice, so I've made a huge number of recommendations about that.
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An interesting read