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Widows settle collusion cases against MOD & PSNI

| 26 February 2024

Two widows, whose husbands were murdered by the UDA in separate incidents in 1976, have accepted substantial settlements in cases brought against the MOD & PSNI. Mary Loughrey, widow of Jim Loughrey, and Marie Newton, widow of John Toland, settled their cases for an undisclosed six figure sum.
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Court Docs-Crown V Nelson-Evidence of Gordon Kerr-Colonel 'J'

29 January 1992 | 11 February 2020

Transcript of the evidence of Nelson's FRU handler Gordon Kerr-ciphered in court as Colonel 'J'
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Court Docs-Crown V Nelson Rearraignment & Crown Opening

Brian Nelson trial 1992 | 11 February 2020

Trial documents from the 'prosecution' of FRU UDA agent Brian Nelson
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Pat Finucane: Security service wiped hard drives

Oct 2019 | 11 February 2020

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"SECURITY FORCE" ACCESS TO ACTIVE UDA "TERRORISTS" USEFUL

In this June 1981 memo, a NIO official calls to mind a concern expressed by the Northern Ireland Secretary, Humphrey Atkins, that banning the UDA would deprive the "security forces" of the access they had to its members "active in terrorism". Accordingly, "it would not be right at present to proscribe the UDA".
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/05/mi5-policy-gives-agents-legal-immunity-to-commit-serious-crimes

| 12 November 2019

Four NGOs including PFC challenge legal immunity for state agents at Investigatory Powers Tribunal-the 'Third Direction' case.
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Court Of Appeal Delivers Judgment In Glenanne Report Challenge

5 July 2019 | 12 September 2019

The Court of Appeal upheld a decision that the brother of Edward Barnard had a procedural legitimate expectation that an overarching report would be carried out by an independent police team but concluded that there was no enforceable duty under Article 2 ECHR given the passage of time since the...
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PFC submission to UN Committee Against Torture

| 04 April 2019

Submission from the Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) to the United Nations Committee Against Torture 6th Periodic Review for the UK May 2019
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PFC/JFF respond to Chief Constable

| 15 December 2017

Following publication of an Open Letter from the Glenanne families the Chief Constable has written to all elected representatives rejecting the families' call for him to abide by the terms of the Order of Mandamus issued on November 7 by Mr. Justice Seamus Treacy and not pursue another appeal...
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Shining a light on deadly informers: The de Silva report on the murder of Pat Finucane

Paddy Hillyard and Margaret Urwin, Statewatch | 02 August 2013

Numerous flaws and oversights in de Silva’s report highlight the need for a full scale independent public enquiry into the British state’s dealings in Northern Ireland. Security agencies tasked with keeping the peace acted beyond the law, lied to their political masters, leaked information to...
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