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Human Rights First Finucane Report

On the 14th anniversary of Finucane’s death Human Rights First released an updated version of its report entitled Beyond Collusion: the UK Security Forces and the Murder of Patrick Finucane. The report pieces together the evidence of state involvement in the case. Some of the information contained in the report includes:

  • Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) interrogation notes confirming that the RUC double agent prosecuted for Finucane’s murder in 1999 made significant admissions about his involvement in the murder in 1990.
  • A former member of a covert Army unit claiming that both the Army and the RUC knew that the Ulster Defense Association (UDA) was targeting Patrick Finucane. He also claims that in the weeks before the killing, both the Army and RUC knew of two prior UDA plans to assassinate Finucane. Despite this, Finucane was never warned about the dangers that he faced.
  • A recently-retired police officer detailing the many threats he has received from officers in the RUC’s intelligence division in response to his attempts to pursue the prosecution of a man who had confessed to being one of the two gunmen in the murder.
First Edition of Beyond Collusion: the UK Security Forces and the Murder of Patrick Finucane


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