Young Men were Subjected to Coercion and Oppression before “confessing” – Police Ombudsman Report on Derry 4 Miscarriage of Justice Case

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Young men were subjected to coercion and oppression before “confessing” to terrorist crimes Published Date: 10.06.2022 A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that four young men arrested in Derry/Londonderry in 1979 were treated unfairly and made ‘confessional’1 statements which were not voluntary according to the standards of the time. PDF: Full public statement  Operation-Farrier-Public-Statement.pdf The men…

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NI Court of Appeal Delivers Judgement re Legacy Command Paper – Applicants Consider Next Stage

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PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES NI COURT OF APPEAL DELIVERS JUDGEMENT IN LEGACY PROPOSALS CHALLENGE  13th APRIL 2022 Patricia Burns and Daniel McCready, relatives of two victims of the Troubles, are now considering the judgement from the NI Court of Appeal delivered by Lady Chief Justice Keegan yesterday 12th April 2022 on…

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High Court Grants Leave to Challenge Attorney General Failure to Direct Fresh Inquest into Fatal 1972 Shooting of Thomas Burns

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PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES NI HIGH COURT TO HEAR CHALLENGE AGAINST ATTORNEY GENERAL ON REFUSAL TO GRANT INQUEST INTO FATAL SHOOTING OF THOMAS BURNS BY ARMY ON 12TH JULY 1972 14th MARCH 2022 The family of Thomas Aquinas Burns have been granted leave by the High Court in Belfast to challenge…

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Legacy Civil Action re Waterboarding Allegations against Army to Commence before Belfast Court on 11th January 2022

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PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATESLIAM HOLDEN CIVIL TRIAL ON WATERBOARDING ALLEGATIONS TO BE HEARD BY BELFAST HIGH COURT TUESDAY 11th JANUARY 2022 7TH JANUARY 2022 A civil case for compensation in respect of allegations of waterboarding by members of the Parachute Regiment in Belfast in 1972 is due to commence at Belfast…