A witness yesterday urged the inquiry not to return to RUC files documents recording his arrest on Bloody Sunday. He said he was concerned such a move could imply there was substance to the allegations made against him at the time.
Mr Charles Glenn, who was a uniformed Knights of Malta first-aid volunteer on Bloody Sunday, had told the inquiry he was detained and beaten by paratroopers.
He said that while held at Fort George army base with other civilians, the paratroopers came in and "chose" individuals to be charged with offences such as riotous behaviour.
"One of the Paras took me and made me step forward to a military policeman," he said. "The Para said he had arrested me in William Street, although I said that I had never seen him before.
"The military policeman said that the Para's evidence was not sufficient and that he would have to say that he saw me throwing stones. The Para then said he had seen me throwing stones."
No prosecution was proceeded with against Mr Glenn. However, the witness yesterday asked the chairman of the tribunal, Lord Saville, what would happen the arrest record at the end of the inquiry.
Lord Saville said he expected all the documents the inquiry had looked at would be deposited eventually in the Public Record Office.
Mr Glenn said he would be happy with that, but would be very unhappy for the documents to return to a police file. Asked by tribunal member, Mr John Toohey, if his concern was that police files should not contain a document which on its face alleged that he committed some offence, he said that was correct.
The inquiry has adjourned until Monday, February 26th.