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13/09/2004
Former RUC informer pleads guilty to Finucane murder
The man accused of murdering Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane more than 15 years ago has pleaded guilty to the charge.
Ken Barrett, 41, made his guilty plea during the opening day trial of Mr Finucane's death at Belfast Crown Court on Monday.
Mr Barrett, who had previously denied shooting the Belfast solicitor at his home in north Belfast in February 1989, also admitted a charge of attempting to murder Mrs Finucane, stealing Army-owned weapons and membership of the Ulster Freedom Fighters during Monday's hearing.
Following today's news, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams called on the government to launch a full independent inquiry into Mr Finucane's death.
"Given the Finucane family's experience of the criminal justice and policing systems over the past 15 years they have always been convinced that this would be the only avenue to get to the truth," the West Belfast MP said.
"Sinn Féin will continue to support the Finucane family and the other families of those murdered by the British State through its policy of state sanctioned murder in their search for the truth.”
Mr Finucane's widow Geraldine is currently challenging the government's decision to delay a public inquiry which was recommended by retired Canadian judge Peter Cory earlier this year.
Mr Cory was appointed by the British and Irish governments in 2001 to examine allegations of collusion surrounding some of the most controversial killings of the Troubles in Northern Ireland including the Finucane case.
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Ken Barrett, 41, made his guilty plea during the opening day trial of Mr Finucane's death at Belfast Crown Court on Monday.
Mr Barrett, who had previously denied shooting the Belfast solicitor at his home in north Belfast in February 1989, also admitted a charge of attempting to murder Mrs Finucane, stealing Army-owned weapons and membership of the Ulster Freedom Fighters during Monday's hearing.
Following today's news, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams called on the government to launch a full independent inquiry into Mr Finucane's death.
"Given the Finucane family's experience of the criminal justice and policing systems over the past 15 years they have always been convinced that this would be the only avenue to get to the truth," the West Belfast MP said.
"Sinn Féin will continue to support the Finucane family and the other families of those murdered by the British State through its policy of state sanctioned murder in their search for the truth.”
Mr Finucane's widow Geraldine is currently challenging the government's decision to delay a public inquiry which was recommended by retired Canadian judge Peter Cory earlier this year.
Mr Cory was appointed by the British and Irish governments in 2001 to examine allegations of collusion surrounding some of the most controversial killings of the Troubles in Northern Ireland including the Finucane case.
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