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| 'Shoot to kill' claim re-examined | 'Shoot to kill' claim re-examined |
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| An inquiry may be reopened into claims security forces began a "shoot to kill" policy during the Troubles. | An inquiry may be reopened into claims security forces began a "shoot to kill" policy during the Troubles. |
| A controversial report by top policeman John Stalker on an alleged RUC "shoot to kill" policy was never published. | A controversial report by top policeman John Stalker on an alleged RUC "shoot to kill" policy was never published. |
| The police ombudsman has Mr Stalker's files relating to the killing of three unarmed IRA men in 1982. | The police ombudsman has Mr Stalker's files relating to the killing of three unarmed IRA men in 1982. |
| The government has asked Nuala O'Loan to examine the files in response to concerns raised by the Council of Europe. | The government has asked Nuala O'Loan to examine the files in response to concerns raised by the Council of Europe. |
| Gervaise McKerr, Sean Burns and Eugene Toman were shot dead at a checkpoint by police near Lurgan. | Gervaise McKerr, Sean Burns and Eugene Toman were shot dead at a checkpoint by police near Lurgan. |
| John Stalker's mid-1980s inquiry proved to be controversialIn 2001, the European Court of Human Rights paid £10,000 in compensation to 10 families, including Mr McKerr's. | John Stalker's mid-1980s inquiry proved to be controversialIn 2001, the European Court of Human Rights paid £10,000 in compensation to 10 families, including Mr McKerr's. |
| It found human rights had been violated because of the failure of the state authorities to conduct a proper investigation into the circumstances of the deaths. | It found human rights had been violated because of the failure of the state authorities to conduct a proper investigation into the circumstances of the deaths. |
| Mr McKerr's family continued their attempt to force another inquiry when no further official action followed the European ruling. | Mr McKerr's family continued their attempt to force another inquiry when no further official action followed the European ruling. |
| But in 2004, the Attorney General said a fresh inquiry into the Lurgan shooting would be a "burden" on the government. | But in 2004, the Attorney General said a fresh inquiry into the Lurgan shooting would be a "burden" on the government. |
| Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has begun looking at the filesThe Council of Europe has now asked the government to get the police ombudsman's office to consider the case. | Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has begun looking at the filesThe Council of Europe has now asked the government to get the police ombudsman's office to consider the case. |
| The government has always denied any "shoot to kill" policy and has resisted calls from families to look again at what happened. | The government has always denied any "shoot to kill" policy and has resisted calls from families to look again at what happened. |
| A spokesperson for the police ombudsman said Nuala O'Loan had just begun to look at the files. | A spokesperson for the police ombudsman said Nuala O'Loan had just begun to look at the files. |
| She will decide whether an investigation is needed, during a process which could take several months. | She will decide whether an investigation is needed, during a process which could take several months. |
| Sinn Fein assembly member Alex Maskey said: "We need to see the full publication of the Stalker Report and the immediate publication of all other inquiries relating to the policy of shoot-to-kill." | |
| However, DUP MP Sammy Wilson described it as "another RUC witch hunt". |