BBC News NI journalists Jayne McCormack, Brendan Hughes, and Raymona Crozier reported that the government’s decision not to hold a public inquiry into the killing of a GAA official by the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) in 1997 was deemed unlawful by the Court of Appeal in Belfast. Following the court’s ruling, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn had been given four weeks to reconsider the decision, but has now opted to challenge the judgement.
Rather than complying with the Court of Appeal’s directive to proceed with an inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown, Benn has chosen to seek leave to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in the UK. Additionally, he has requested more time from the Court of Appeal to thoroughly review the judgement before moving forward with any legal proceedings.
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