26/11/2012

Pat Finucane Report To Be Published Next Month

A report into the murder of Belfast solicitor, Pat Finucane, will be published on Wednesday 12th December, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has announced.

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers said: "A statement will be made to this House at the time the Report is published."

Mr Finucane was murdered in his home in north Belfast by loyalist paramilitaries in 1989.

Sir Desmond de Silva QC has carried out a legal review of the case.

The Finucane family will continue to campaign for a full independent public inquiry.

(CD)

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