The family of a man believed to have been shot dead by the British army have said they have no confidence in a controversial legacy body.
Patrick Quail was shot dead as he walked along Clifton Street in north Belfast on January 24, 1976.
At the time it was reported the father-of-two was the victim of a loyalist sectarian attack.
It later emerged the RUC interviewed five serving and former British soldiers about the murder in 1981 but never told the dead man’s family.
The arrests came after a Scottish newspaper received an anonymous call claiming that members of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlander Regiment, which were based at nearby Brown Square, had carried out the killing.
One of the soldiers, Suspect One, was identified as the killer, but denied involvement.
A HET report confirms that the RUC received a report from police in Scotland in 1985 naming Suspect One as the killer.
It is believed this was never followed up and that linked records no longer exist.
Mr Quail’s relatives now say they will not deal with Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR), which was let up under the British government’s contentious Legacy Act.
Many people impacted by the Troubles are strongly opposed to the ICRIR, believing it is part of British government attempts to protect state participants from accountability.
Last year the Court of Appeal found that a British government veto over sensitive material that can be disclosed by the commission to relatives of the dead is not compatible with human rights laws.
The quail family spoke out about the ICRIR just days after loved ones of murdered GAA official Sean Brown said they will not engage with it.
A special report about Mr Quail’s killing has been complied by Relatives for Justice (RFJ) to coincide with the 49th anniversary of this death on Friday.
Mr Quail’s son, Patrick Quail Jr, has written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer asking for a proper investigation.
“The British government is doing everything it can to force families to engage with the ICRIR, but as a family we refuse to be coerced,” he said,
“We have absolutely no confidence in the ICRIR.
“My father and our family deserve - and are legally entitled to - a human rights-compliant truth recovery process that exposes the full truth and holds the perpetrators to account.
“It’s not just a legal obligation, it’s a matter of basic human decency.”
A spokeswoman for the ICRIR said: “The Commission is dedicated to finding answers for all those who seek our help. Currently more than 120 people have come forward and placed their trust in us.
“Of those 120, the investigation of more than 24 requests have now moved into the next stage of information recovery.”
The spokeswoman said the commission is “determined to work with those individuals to achieve an outcome that fully addresses their concerns and wish to work constructively with those who have yet to decide whether to engage with the Commission”.
“We would welcome the opportunity to engage with this family and any other family to address their concerns.”
