Overview

• Judge Patrick Lynch ruled that statements from former soldiers G and H will be admitted as evidence, noting the prosecution’s case is entirely dependent on them.
• The judge said he would not give reasons for the ruling at this stage in the Belfast Crown Court proceedings.
• Prosecutors say the 1972 Royal Military Police and Widgery-era accounts place the accused at gunfire in Glenfada Park North and are the only evidence capable of proving he fired at civilians.
• The defence argues the statements are contradictory and unreliable, and the former paratrooper known as Soldier F pleads not guilty to all charges.
• The case, heard without a jury, has been adjourned until Friday with the first live evidence scheduled for Monday, as the defendant’s identity remains suppressed.