Irish Examiner view: Pat Finucane murder cover-up shows UK continues to hide dark secrets
Several examinations of Pat Finucane's murder have concluded that there was collusion between the loyalist killers and British security forces.
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SUBSCRIBEThe phrase “perfidious Albion” comes to mind following the decision of the British government not to hold an inquiry into the murder in 1989 of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane who was shot dead in front of his wife and three children.
Several examinations of the case have concluded that there was collusion between the loyalist killers and British security forces.
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