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| Pat Finucane's family denounce report as a 'sham' | Pat Finucane's family denounce report as a 'sham' |
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| The Finucane family, who have campaigned for a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, have described the report as a "sham" and a "whitewash". | The Finucane family, who have campaigned for a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, have described the report as a "sham" and a "whitewash". |
| Geraldine Finucane, the widow of the murdered lawyer, watched the debate on Sir Desmond de Silva's report (video) in the House of Commons before addressing a press conference in Westminster. | Geraldine Finucane, the widow of the murdered lawyer, watched the debate on Sir Desmond de Silva's report (video) in the House of Commons before addressing a press conference in Westminster. |
| "What's most hurtful and insulting," she said, "is that this report is not the truth. | "What's most hurtful and insulting," she said, "is that this report is not the truth. |
| "It's a report into which we have had no input. The British government has engineered a suppression of the truth behind the murder of my husband." | "It's a report into which we have had no input. The British government has engineered a suppression of the truth behind the murder of my husband." |
| Dead witnesses and now-defunct military organisations had been given the main share of the blame, she said. | Dead witnesses and now-defunct military organisations had been given the main share of the blame, she said. |
| Asked about the chances of a public inquiry being held, she said: "I'm not pessimistic. When others who support us [see this] they will realise that we are doing the right thing." | Asked about the chances of a public inquiry being held, she said: "I'm not pessimistic. When others who support us [see this] they will realise that we are doing the right thing." |
| Michael Finucane, one of Finucane's sons, said: "This is another piece of the jigsaw. The report needs to be read and the documents studied. | Michael Finucane, one of Finucane's sons, said: "This is another piece of the jigsaw. The report needs to be read and the documents studied. |
| "They are bare and cold, containing more shocking facts. That can be used to further our case for a public inquiry." | "They are bare and cold, containing more shocking facts. That can be used to further our case for a public inquiry." |
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