Justice at last — now an inquiry?

THE verdict of the European Court of Human Rights in the case brought against Britain

By finding Britain guilty of a breach of human rights in its investigation into his assassination, the Strasbourg court has vindicated the Finucane family’s human rights battle in the face of a British government cover-up.

It underlines that there was no effective investigation by the RUC into the killing. Nor was there any effective investigation into the allegations of collusion by security personnel.