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Patrick Finucane Inquiry

The Patrick Finucane Inquiry is an independent public inquiry investigating the circumstances of the murder by loyalist paramilitaries of the solicitor Patrick Finucane on 12 February 1989. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced the Inquiry and it is chaired by Sir Gary Hickinbottom.

The purpose of this Inquiry is to investigate and report upon the circumstances of Patrick Finucane’s murder, and particularly the role of the State, in an Article 2 compliant manner. The Inquiry’s Terms of Reference were published by the UK Government.