Paisley Jnr in court challenge over refusal to name source

Ian Paisley junior is being challenged in the High Court for refusing to give a public inquiry the name of a prison officer who told him about how documents were destroyed in the wake of the murder of a high-profile loyalist.

Ian Paisley junior is being challenged in the High Court in Belfast for refusing to give a public inquiry the name of a prison officer who told him about how documents were destroyed in the wake of the murder of a high-profile loyalist.

Mr Paisley says the prison authorities paid £2.50 for every file destroyed after the murder of LVF killer Billy Wright - but is refusing to name his source.