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The cost of an inquest that found the deaths of three IRA men at the hands of the SAS in Co Tyrone were justified is expected to exceed more than £1m.
The families of those shot in west Belfast in 1972 applauded as final submissions were made.
The families of two of the three IRA men shot dead by the SAS in Co Tyrone have welcomed a coroner’s decision to refer a number of soldiers to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A number of SAS soldiers involved in an ambush that killed three IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1991 have been referred to prosecutors to consider if criminal acts were committed in the planning of the operation.
The ex-soldier, who can only be identified as Soldier F, was found in contempt of court after saying he was too ill to be cross-examined about the shooting of the three IRA men.