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Amnesty concerns over Finucane inquiry
Wednesday, 20 April 2005The human rights group Amnesty International has called on all judges in Britain and Northern Ireland to decline appointments to sit on any inquiry set up under the recently-enacted Inquiries Act.
This includes the planned inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.
The campaigning organisation also called for the repeal of the act.
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The Amnesty International call comes days after a similar request to judges from Mr Finucane's widow, Geraldine, who wrote individually to every senior judge in England, Scotland and Wales earlier this week.
Mr Finucane was shot dead 16 years ago by loyalist paramilitaries amidst allegations of collusion by British security agencies.
