0 Comments DUP’s Arlene Foster unlawfully stopped discussion of plan to tackle legacy inquest backlog BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Former Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster unlawfully stopped Stormont Executive discussion of a funding plan aimed at clearing a backlog of legacy inquests, the High Court ruled today. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/dups-arlene-foster-unlawfully-stopped-discussion-of-plan-to-tackle-legacy-inquest-backlog-36683610.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36683553.ece/0e05a/AUTOCROP/h342/LEGACYJudgment014.jpg Email Former Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster unlawfully stopped Stormont Executive discussion of a funding plan aimed at clearing a backlog of legacy inquests, the High Court ruled today. A judge held the Democratic Unionist Party leader erroneously took into account the absence of an overall agreed package to deal with outstanding issues from Northern Ireland’s violent past. Despite rejecting claims of discrimination, Sir Paul Girvan said: “The decision to refuse to put the paper on the agenda was procedurally flawed.” Delivering his verdict on a challenge mounted by the widow of an innocent civilian shot dead along with eight IRA men, he also found that a “systemic delay” in dealing with Troubles-related killings is impacting on her human rights. Stormont departments and the Secretary of State must now reconsider whether to provide extra funding for hearings into nearly 100 deaths without waiting for any political agreement, the judge directed. Brigid Hughes… Read full this story
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