IRA inmate wins parole after suing UK over secrecy

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DUBLIN (AP) — A suspected Irish Republican Army member was paroled from a Northern Ireland prison Monday after he successfully sued the British government over its power to keep evidence against him secret.

The Belfast High Court victory for Martin Corey, 61, ends his latest 2-year imprisonment and deals an embarrassing blow to a key power in Britain’s security policy in Northern Ireland.

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