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 |