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| Glenanne gang case: Judicial review granted over investigation into UVF killings | Glenanne gang case: Judicial review granted over investigation into UVF killings |
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| The High Court in Belfast has granted permission for a judicial review into a series of murders linked to a loyalist gang in the 1970s. | The High Court in Belfast has granted permission for a judicial review into a series of murders linked to a loyalist gang in the 1970s. |
| The brother of a boy killed by the Glenanne gang, which included members of the RUC and UDR, launched the legal challenge against Northern Ireland's chief constable on Monday. | |
| The gang has been accused of involvement in 120 murders. | The gang has been accused of involvement in 120 murders. |
| Edward Barnard's brother Patrick, 13, was among those killed. | Edward Barnard's brother Patrick, 13, was among those killed. |
| The Ulster Volunteer Force gang was based at a farm in Glenanne, County Armagh. | The Ulster Volunteer Force gang was based at a farm in Glenanne, County Armagh. |
| Patrick Barnard was one of four people who died in a bomb at the Hillcrest Bar in Dungannon, County Tyrone, on 17 March 1976. | Patrick Barnard was one of four people who died in a bomb at the Hillcrest Bar in Dungannon, County Tyrone, on 17 March 1976. |
| His brother sought a judicial review into how the Historical Enquiries Team (Het) - which has now been effectively closed - examined the murder. | His brother sought a judicial review into how the Historical Enquiries Team (Het) - which has now been effectively closed - examined the murder. |
| Relatives of a number of the other victims of the gang accompanied Mr Barnard to the High Court in Belfast for the hearing. | Relatives of a number of the other victims of the gang accompanied Mr Barnard to the High Court in Belfast for the hearing. |
| Counsel for the Crown did not oppose the application and the review is scheduled for May. | Counsel for the Crown did not oppose the application and the review is scheduled for May. |
| Earlier, Mr Barnard's solicitor Kevin Winters said: "The Het has gone and there has been no sight of a wide-ranging review into the Glenanne gang murders, despite the fact that it is known that such a review was almost completed and would have contributed to Edward Barnard's knowledge of the role of state collusion in the activities of the Glenanne gang." | Earlier, Mr Barnard's solicitor Kevin Winters said: "The Het has gone and there has been no sight of a wide-ranging review into the Glenanne gang murders, despite the fact that it is known that such a review was almost completed and would have contributed to Edward Barnard's knowledge of the role of state collusion in the activities of the Glenanne gang." |
| The case is supported by victims' lobby group, the Pat Finucane Centre. | The case is supported by victims' lobby group, the Pat Finucane Centre. |