A Derry man who served 12 years in prison over the 1984 murder of a British soldier is challenging his conviction.
John McDevitt, who was 19 at the time, was accused of driving gunmen involved in the shooting of Private Neil Clark at Derry’s Bishop Street.
His conviction was based on signed confessions he made at Castlereagh police holding centre.
Mr McDevitt’s solicitor Patricia Coyle said the non-jury court was told the statements were made in oppressive interview circumstances and under threat of violence and ill treatment, but the judge dismissed the allegations.
However, she said new information regarding covert recording of police interviews in Castlereagh by intelligence services has come to light in recent years.
“We have submitted a fresh application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission on behalf of our client challenging the safety of the convictions dating from 1986,” she said.
