The family of an INLA member shot dead by the gardai will seek a High Court review of the decision by Dublin City Coroner, Dr Brian Farrell, to allow gardai to give evidence anonymously at the inquest.
At a resumed inquest into the death of Mr John Morris (26) of Sundale Close, Tallaght, Mr Paul Carroll said he was instructed by the family to seek a judicial review of the coroner's ruling on September 11th.
At that time, Dr Farrell said gardai must give oral evidence but would not be identified. He also ruled forensic evidence on the guns used by the gardai would be given but the individual guns would not be identified. The Morris family want all evidence given openly.
Dr Farrell had heard evidence of death threats against gardai involved in the incident in which Mr Morris was shot dead in a raid at Inchicore and in particular against the garda who fired the fatal shot. At the earlier hearing, Mr Carroll said the Morris family had no connection with the threats made to gardai and regretted they had been made. Yesterday, Mr Pat O'Connor, for the gardai, said he wished to make submissions on how gardai would give evidence. He argued there was no point in referring to garda A or garda B if they were sitting in full view of the public. Dr Farrell said that at the previous hearing there was no mention of screening witnesses from the public. To clarify the issue, he adjourned the inquest to October 28th.