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.

The outcome goes to the heart of concerns over what passes for British justice in the North.

It is undeniable that deadly collusion between military intelligence and loyalist murder squads led to Pat Finucane’s murder.

For 14 years, Geraldine Finucane’s human rights were violated. This verdict also makes the case for a fully independent inquiry into Pat Finucane’s murder irresistible.