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Shot dead . . . Danny Doherty, left, and William Fleming.
Counsel for one of the men shot dead by the SAS in the grounds of Gransha Hospital on December 6 1984 has said that the perception was that 'too much truth had been provided.'
Daniel Doherty (23) from Creggan and William Fleming (19) from the Waterside were shot dead in disputed circumstances in the grounds of Gransha Hospital in December 1984.
At a preliminary hearing on Thursday prior to the inquest proper which is due to begin on April 17 in Banbridge, one of the representatives of the next of kin said that a decision to recall five folders of PSNI material due to inconsistencies in material being redacted could be seen as an attempt to undermine the truth finding process.
At an earlier hearing this month counsel for the next of kin had pointed out inconsistencies in some of the requested redactions under the Public Interest Immunity process.
This was repeated on Thursday when counsel pointed out that the same documents supplied by the PSNI and the Ministry of Defence had in some cases different redactions.
He said that the PII process should be carried out with 'utmost care and utmost good faith' but the different certificates signed off by different government ministers seemed to releact 'a disconnect in the approach of the parties.'.
He said that the next of kin and the general public were excluded from the PII process but it appeared as if one minister was undermining another minister.
Counsel also expressed concern about the recall of the files stating that the issue of legal privilege arose.
He said many of these files would have been worked on by counsel and there would be annotations in the margins and notes and thus there could be a breach of privilege.
The Coroner, Mr Justice Ian Huddleston said that there was 'no alternative' to the hearing going ahead on April 17 even if the first couple of days were spent dealing with the PII issue.
A full inquest is due to begin on April 17 in Banbridge and is expected to last 6 weeks.
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