MoD delay angers families

Britain’s Ministry of Defence has been accused of showing contempt for an inquest investigating the Army killings of 10 people in Belfast.

During a preliminary coroner’s court hearing, a lawyer representing families whose loved ones were killed in three days of shooting in the Ballymurphy area in 1971 heavily criticised the MoD for failing to provide files to the court within set timeframes.

Karen Quinlivan’s remarks came after the hearing in Belfast was informed there are set to be significant delays in the disclosure of both MoD and police documents related to the Ballymurphy Massacre.