Despite the efforts of successive British governments to cover up the truth, a great deal is known about the extent of state collusion in the murder of Pat Finucane and others. The murder of Pat Finucane has been described as being symbolic of an attack on the rule of law and not just an individual lawyer. On Monday, nearly two years on, the current government responded to the supreme court. The murder of Pat Finucane once prompted the former prime minister David Cameron to apologise on behalf of the nation for “shocking levels of collusion”. The current British government has ignored the ruling of the supreme court and swerved away from holding a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2020 07:52 UTC