The murdered Belfast solicitor's widow has described it as 'another frustrating delay'.
The government has asked for further time to consider whether to establish a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, his widow has said.Geraldine Finucane said she has been informed the secretary of state's lawyers have written to the Court of Appeal in Belfast "seeking additional time".Her husband was shot dead by the Ulster Defence Association in his north Belfast home in 1987.
In a statement, issued through her solicitor, she said: "My family and I have had to tolerate many delays over the course of the last 35 years and all of them were frustrating."If the UK government needs further time to come to a considered decision, then I will not object to a reasonable period being allowed for this to happen.
"However, my position remains that a statutory public inquiry is the only mechanism capable of exposing the truth behind my husband's murder."Geraldine Finucane said it was another frustrating delaythat earlier investigations failed to meet standards required by Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Since then, Geraldine Finucane has mounted a series of legal battles over the government’s response to the findings.He gave the government and Mrs Finucane three weeks to agree on an Article 2 compliant investigation into Mr Finucane's killing. He said if there is no agreement, a further three weeks will be granted to allow parties to submit their own proposals.
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