Pressure on Government to hold inquiry into Pat Finucane murder
Family of solicitor slain in one of the most notorious Troubles killings welcomes Council of Europe decision to reopen the case
12 March 2021 • 8:00pm
John Finucane, a Sinn Fein MP, has welcomed a decision by the Council of Europe to reopen the case into the murder of his father
The son of the lawyer Pat Finucane, who was murdered by paramilitaries in collusion with the British state, has welcomed a decision by the Council of Europe to reopen the case.
The move puts pressure on the Government to agree to a public inquiry into the murder, one of the most notorious during the Troubles.
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