Cameron's refusal to hold public inquiry into Finucane murder 'indefensible', court told

The British Prime Minister's refusal to hold a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was morally and legally indefensible, a court has been told.

Cameron's refusal to hold public inquiry into Finucane murder 'indefensible', court told

The British Prime Minister's refusal to hold a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was morally and legally indefensible, a court has been told.

A barrister representing Mr Finucane's wife Geraldine alleged that David Cameron rejected an inquiry into claims of state collusion with the loyalist paramilitary killers over fears of criticism from elements of the Conservative Party and the right-wing press in the UK.

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