Two men convicted for terrorist activity will this morning launch a High Court damages action against the British Home Office over injuries allegedly received in the wake of a failed attempt to escape from a maximum security jail.
Mr Danny McNamee and Mr Liam McCotter claim that they were assaulted after they were recaptured following the break-out from Whitemoor jail in September 1994.
Mr McNamee and Mr McCotter, both now free, are to give evidence during the case, which is expected to last up to three weeks.
Mr McNamee was convicted for playing a part in the Hyde Park bombing. He was freed under the Good Friday Agreement and his conviction was overturned in December 1998. Mr McCotter was jailed for 15 years in June 1988 for conspiracy to cause explosions.
The Home Office denies liability and is expected to argue that any injuries occurred during the escape bid.
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