Supreme Court hearing on "Neither confirm nor deny" policy: A landmark case for state secrecy
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Supreme Court hearing on "Neither confirm nor deny" policy: A landmark case for state secrecy
Abstract
On 11 June 2025, the United Kingdom Supreme Court heard the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s appeal against a Coroner’s decision to disclose a gist of information in the inquest into the 1994 sectarian murder of Paul "Topper" Thompson by loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast, in which there is suspected state collusion.
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International Federation for Human Rights
Date
2025-06-11
Language
English
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24/06/2025, 02:10
Rights
Transparency
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Ireland
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Supreme Court hearing on “Neither confirm nor deny” policy: A landmark case for state secrecy. (2025, June 11). International Federation for Human Rights. https://www.fidh.org/en/region/europe-central-asia/united-kingdom/supreme-court-hearing-on-neither-confirm-nor-deny-policy-a-landmark
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