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Geraldine Finucane, the widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, accompanied by her sons John (right) and Michael (to her left) speaks with reporters outside the Supreme Court in central London
THE government has failed to properly investigate the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, the Supreme Court in London ruled today.
The verdict follows a three-decade battle for justice by Mr Finucane’s family, after he was gunned down by loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast in 1989.
The 39-year-old was shot 14 times while enjoying Sunday lunch at home with his family. British soldiers, police and spies were linked to his murder, but the full extent of the state’s role is still shrouded in secrecy.
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
Alvaro Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud, reports NICK MACWILLIAM
Just as the Chilcot inquiry eventually exposed government failings over the Iraq war, a full independent investigation into British complicity in Israeli war crimes has become inevitable — despite official obstruction, writes JEREMY CORBYN MP