Government continues to press for Finucane murder inquiry despite UK court ruling

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Pat Finucane was shot dead in front of his family in February 1989 by loyalists in an attack found to have involved collusion with the state

The Government still believes there should be an independent inquiry into the 1989 murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, despite the family losing a British supreme court challenge over the decision not to hold an inquiry.

Mr Finucane was shot dead in front of his family in February 1989 by loyalists in an attack found to have involved collusion with the state. The 39-year-old was shot 14 times while having Sunday lunch at home with his family. However, he said that “on the substantive issue, the Irish Government’s position remains very consistent and very firm”.

“This case goes to the heart of the British establishment and the deaths of so many people. The question now is, will Downing Street do the right thing?” He also dismissed Mrs Finucane’s contention that the decision was predetermined, stating: “There is simply no sustainable evidence that the process by which the decision was taken was a sham or that the outcome was predetermined.”

 

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