Cory warned against Finucane inquiry postponement

The British government today flew in the face of Judge Peter Cory’s recommendations in its decision to postpone the public inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane until after court action is completed.

Judge Cory warned in his report that the practical effect could be a delay of at least two years in the establishment of an inquiry and said it might be one of the “rare situations” where a public inquiry “will be of greater benefit to a community than prosecutions”.