PSNI wrong not to investigate ‘Hooded men' torture allegations, UK court rules

Sven of the 14 'Hooded' men, who were kept in hoods interned in Northern Ireland in 1971, (from left) Jim Auld, Patrick McNally, Liam Shannon, Francis McGuigan, Davy Rodgers, Brian Turley and Joe Clarke. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was wrong not to investigate allegations of torture in the case of the “Hooded Men”, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.

Delivering the judgment on Wednesday, Judge Patrick Hodge said the police decision taken after allegations were broadcast in an RTÉ documentary was “irrational” and should be quashed